i m a workin man but i ain t worked for a while like some old tin can from the bottom of the pile from the bottom of the pile i have lost my way but i hear a tale about a heaven in alberta where they ve got all hell for a basement my words are like a rope that s wrapped around my throat wash my mouth with soap for words unfit to quote chorus x2 and now i m free to go but time cannot remove the only life i know now only time will prove yes only time will prove if i have lost my way cuz i hear a tale about a heaven in alberta where they ve got all hell for a basement yeah i have lost my way but i hear a tale about a heaven in alberta where they ve got all hell for a basement