But you won't believe all the things we're telling you
 End it all before the curtain falls
 Because all time will tell
 Is that everything is a lie

 I lost the fight but won the war
 And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for
 You lost the fight but won the war
 And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for

 But if you think that it's cold when you're swimming in the ocean
 It's hard to believe you're a Nova Scotian boy
 Have you considered the cost of abusing your devotion
 And if we get lost we can find out
 Where it was we used to be when time stood still for you

 You or I could tell a story well
 But attention fell before the lights came on again
 Without the sense of hearing
 My thoughts are disappearing
 And all time will tell
 Is that anyone can decide

 I lost the fight but won the war
 And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for anyway
 You lost the fight but won the war
 And no one really knows what it is we're fighting for

 But if you think that it's cold when you're swimming in the ocean
 It's hard to believe you're a Nova Scotian boy
 Have you considered the cost of abusing your devotion
 And if we get lost we can find out
 Where it was we used to be
 We're following signs to the sea
 So take your time
 If you're leaving before me
 And say good bye
 Say bye-bye