Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
You can fail to achieve what you'd always believed
You were capable of from the start
And you can lose all you have on the gamblin' Ave
And you'll know nothing true of your heart

You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans
The prairies won't know what it means

[Chorus]
The prairies of Alberta, they ain't never heard a
The things that are keeping you down
And the short native grasses don't care that the ashes
Of your dreams match their dry shade of brown

[Verse 2]
You can follow the call out to Old Montreal
It may feel like you'll never get back
You can do what you want, Boulevard Saint-Laurent
It may feel like you've slipped through the crack

You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans
An' the prairies won't know what it means

[Chorus]
The prairies of Alberta, they ain't never heard a
The things that are keeping you down
The short native grasses don't care that the ashes
Of your dreams match their dry shade of brown