Ottawa, the Capital I see birds flying south, while I'm headed up I'd trade places with them Cause I've gone far enough And I hope the capital is easy on me A wing and a prayer and the hope of a fool It's the blind optimism you lost in your youth And I hope that Ottawa is easy on me Easy on me, easy on me I'm too close to d**h and defeat I can tell that my love lost the light in her eyes Her voice jut grows colder with every mile And I know it's all just a matter of time Cause apologies don't mean the much in the end There's doubt in this city, and I can't pretend That she ain't already left in her mind Go easy on me, easy on me I'm too close to d**h and defeat Easy on me, easy on me This ain't what I saw in my dreams Parliament lives in its own fairytale The American emba**y looks like a prison cell (mmm) Go easy on me, easy on me I'm too close to d**h and defeat Easy on me, easy on me This ain't what I saw in my dreams Easy on me, easy on me I'm too close to d**h and defeat