Lee Mellor - St. Lawrence River lyrics

[Verse 1: Lee Mellor] My daddy told me there's something I oughta See when I was just twelve years old He took me down to the brown murky water Tackle box jangling, entangled fishing poles He said, "See the salmon jumping up creek? The strong ones move on, the lake takes the weak [Chorus] To that old St. Lawrence River Shining like a necklace Sunlight gold and silver Down a collarbone of hill Son you've got to do your best cos Life is here to test us When hope thins to a sliver You've got to dam it with your will." [Verse 2: Lee Mellor] And the next day he went off to fight in the desert Came back a shape draped beneath a Canadian flag Then the money got bad so this lad he got desperate Walked into the bank with a mask and a duffel bag That off-duty cop sure came out of the blue Now I've got me a room with a five year view [Chorus] Of that old St. Lawrence River Shining like a necklace Sunlight gold and silver Down a collarbone of hill Wrote my dreams out on a checklist I'm done with being reckless I've only got a little time And a lot left to fulfill [Bridge] "Fight the current," dad, was the wrong thing to say Life is giving up, and letting it carry you away [Verse 3: Lee Mellor] And now I'm out of prison I work in the scrapyard All that I want is my own set of wheels And ain't it ironic that I've got to work so hard Beneath the krangs of dreams and automobiles But when that cheque comes in, in seven more days I'm taking my car all of the way [Chorus] Down that old St. Lawrence River Shining like a necklace Sunlight gold and silver Down a collarbone of hill Spent too long down southwest, yes Sir I'm a getting restless To see the great Atlantic Where all that water spills Down that old St. Lawrence River