Rachael Kilgour - Ontario

Ontario

Riding in the backseat makes me carsick Make sure that your sister’s got a bucket It’ll be a long drive
To your father’s side of the border

Superior, Lake Michigan And Erie
An annual pilgrimage to prove our place In the family

Stop at the Big Boy in Marquette
Can I get a root beer? Are we there yet? Send a postcard from Christmas
Hit the truck stop in St. Ignace Before we cross the Mackinac And on through to the
Green tobacco fields of

Southern Ontario
Do you still love my father? Ontario
Could you love a traitor’s daughter

Bowling five pin at the alley on the corner Grab a donut from Tim Horton's
Get my accent back in order Grandma’s elderberry pie
And grandpa’s yard sale finds And by leaving time
I’m Canadian again

But Dad, do you ever get homesick? How come they never visit?
And when you're working so hard Are you just trying to forget?
Are you just trying to forget?

Ontario
Do you still love my father? Ontario
Could you love a traitor's daughter?

Driving through the night When I was older
It was my turn at the wheel But Dad said move on over Get in back, so I sat
And thought about how easily he falls asleep When he’s reading, watching tv
Is it safe to shut my eyes Oh God
The car rolled once The car rolled twice The car rolled…
The glass broke…
Before I heard the siren’s cry I was sure that I had died

Riding in the backseat makes me nervous Love, don’t bring it up it isn’t worth it

You’ve got to bury it deep Bury it deep, bury it
Bury it deep, bury it deep Bury it
Bury it deep, bury it deep Bury it deep
Like your dad does