Queer
G C G
You woke the wrecking yard hounds when you slammed the passenger side.
Em D G
And father watched you from the yard with his knuckles wrapped in ice.
G C G
Now the screen door is still broken since you kicked your Kodiacs through it.
Em D G
But we left the Christmas tree standing, in case you turned a round.
G C G
Now I've heard you got a good job pitching hay down in Salmon Arm
Em D G
Maybe I'll hike there from the coast when the weather starts to warm
G C G
k.d. called on the weekend. She was crying on the tele phone.
Em D G
'Cause Father said as far as he's concerned, you've been stricken from our home.
D G
He's gone out of his head. (He's gone out of his head.)
D G
He's gone out of his head. (He's gone out of his head.)
D G
He's gone out of his head.
D C
Sometimes choices aren't so clear.
G C G
Father raged like a soldier. He put his fist through the kitchen door,
Em D G
When I said it would have been better if you had split on your own accord.
G C G
I don't care about the damage, but I wish you were there to see it
Em D G
When I scored a hat trick on the team that called you a f**king queer.
D G
He's gone out of his head. (He's gone out of his head.)
D G
He's gone out of his head. (He's gone out of his head.)
D G
He's gone out of his head.
D C
Sometimes choices aren't so clear.
Gonna find me another home; the things you'll never feel.
Gonna find me another home; the things you'll never know.
Gonna find me another home; the things you'll never see.
Gonna find me another home; the things you'll never know.