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Ahead By a Century Lyrics by The Tragically Hip

Yer Favourites

1996

[Verse 1]
First thing, we'd climb a tree
And maybe then we'd talk
Or sit silently
And listen to our thoughts
With illusions of someday
Cast in a golden light
No dress rehearsal
This is our life
[Pre-Chorus]
And that's where the hornet stung me (That's where the hornet stung me)
And I had a feverish dream (I had a feverish dream)
With revenge and doubt
Tonight, we smoke them out
[Chorus]
You are ahead by a century (This is our life)
You are ahead by a century (This is our life)
You are ahead by a century
[Verse 2]
Stare in the morning shroud
And then the day began
I tilted your cloud
You tilted my hand
Rain falls in real time
And rain fell through the night
No dress rehearsal
This is our life
[Pre-Chorus]
But that's when the hornet stung me (That's when the hornet stung me)
And I had a serious dream (I had a feverish dream)
With revenge and doubt
Tonight, we smoked them out
[Chorus]
You are ahead by a century (This is our life)
You are ahead by a century (This is our life)
You are ahead by a century
You are ahead by a century (This is our life)
You are ahead by a century (This is our life)
You are ahead by a century
And disappointin' you's gettin' me down
[Instrumental Outro]
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The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip

About “Ahead By a Century” by The Tragically Hip

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"Ahead By a Century" appears on "Yer Favourites" in 1996.

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