Gord Downie

Of the Tragically Hip, I never really was their biggest fan
I only bought Road Apples, and, years later, got rid of it 
Yet I just shed a tear for Gord Downie, even though I’m a man

If I were into the band, I’d see them live while I still can
But I’m not, and I feel like a lesser being knowing that 
Of the Tragically Hip, I never really was their biggest fan

I still kick myself for missing a concert put on by Steely Dan
I love them to bits, but I might not cry when they’re through
Yet I just shed a tear for Gord Downie, even though I’m a man

It’s seems so tragic, that the band didn’t get huge in San Fran
Now they never will; a peculiar thought to have because
Of the Tragically Hip, I never really was their biggest fan

As much as there’s triumph in this one last kick at the can,
I know they’re out to celebrate as much as they are to mourn
Yet I just shed a tear for Gord Downie, even though I’m a man

They are to Canada what the bhangra might be to Pakistan 
I’m ashamed I never got into them, and it’s fair to say that
Of the Tragically Hip, I never really was their biggest fan
Yet I just shed a tear for Gord Downie, even though I’m a man