Started out with nothing except the urge to play 

Just me and my big ego gonna make it big one day 

I never had the money. I didn't have a car 

I had to bust my ass at work to save for my guitars 

Born a Canadian 

Didn't come from the USA 

The odds are all against me. nobody will defend me 

From bogus bands with cash who just can't play 

American luck 

Too bad we're Canucks 

People think I'm famous but the thought is just absurd 

I've made a lot of albums but I don't think that you've heard 

If I was American I guess I'd be a star 

A victim of the Great White North, completely battlescarred 

I've never been a big shot but the fact is that I've tried 

We've seen our name in lights but we're never satisfied 

Don't live a life of luxury but hold on to your hopes 

Each time you buy my albums I can buy a pack of smokes