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Ahead by a Century

from Looking Out for Better Weather by The Residuals

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In the 90s, I used to make fun of this song by singing incorrect lyrics in the chorus: “You are a half-baked sentry, you are a best-buy head cheese, etc.” Yet, it stuck with me when many other 90s songs faded. A lifetime later, I would be singing this song onstage with a Celtic band. Weird. -Jeremy

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First thing, we climb the tree
And maybe then we'd talk
Or sit silently
And listen to our thoughts
Illusions of someday
Cast in a golden light.
No dress rehearsal
This is our life.

And that's when the hornet stung me
And I had a feverish dream
With revenge and doubt.
Tonight we smoke them out.
You are ahead by a century
(This is our life)
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century

Stare in the morning shroud
And then the day began
I tilted your cloud
You tilted my hand
Rain falls in real time
Rain fell through the night
No dress rehearsal
This is our life

And that's when the hornet stung me
And I had a serious dream
With revenge and doubt
Tonight we smoke them out.
You are ahead by a century
(This is our life)
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century

You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century
And disappointing you is getting me down

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from Looking Out for Better Weather, released September 30, 2020
by Rob Baker, Gordon Downie, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois & Gord Sinclair. Arranged by The Residuals.

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The Residuals Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan's one-of-a-kind Prairie Celtic band, the Residuals, has been playing acoustic folk music for over ten years. Drawing on Irish, Scottish, and Maritime music, they are at the forefront of a living Prairie Celtic tradition.

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