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lyrics

I learned to ride a bike in Winnipeg
I’d tried a couple times back home and failed
On Leighton Avenue I caught the wind, riding on a borrowed Schwinn
Now our moms will have a hell of time getting us to come back in

Every summer on a DC9, I sat next to Barbie Benton one time
In the days when everything was all right,
Before my fear of flying took flight, but I reigned it back in
when I joined a band and found myself in Winnipeg again

The gateway to the Prairies, that was our second home
The girl that my dad married, had not been away too long

In the summer after I turned 12, I learned a lot about myself
When Kenneth pulled up to the curb and introduced me to his friend
and then she climbed into the back seat, now I was sitting by his side

We drove fast through the quiet streets,
the top down in the summer heat
He said, open up the glove box Stephen,
and all I heard was my own breathing
Under the Manitoba sky, there sat a pearl handled Colt 45

He said, don’t be afraid just pick it up
and I fumbled to avoid the trigger and the clip
But now the gun was in my hand, and to this day I’ve never held one again
I asked if it was loaded but he just drove on ahead

Why’d you need a gun in Winnipeg, the answer seemed a little vague
Though he made me swear that I’d forget this fast,
now here I go digging up the past
Why’d you need a gun, why’d you need a gun in Winnipeg

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from Before The Collapse Of The Hive, track released November 10, 2023
Stephen Stanley - Vocals, Guitars
Chris Bennett - Guitars, Vocals
Chris Rellinger - Bass Guitar
Cam Pyziak - Drums
Hugh Christopher Brown - Keyboards
Pete Bowers - Percussion
Sarah McDermott - Vocals

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The Stephen Stanley Band Toronto, Ontario

The Stephen Stanley Band announce their new album, Before The Collapse Of The
Hive (Wolfe Island Records) will be released on November 10, 2023. It's an album
brimming with raw, unflinching urgency, steadfast observation and soul-searching storytelling
that highlights Stephen's immediate world: those he loves, and those he's lost.


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