Welcome To The Rock
[00:02.11] On the northeast tip of North America
[00:08.86] On an island called Newfoundland
[00:10.86] There's an airport
[00:12.12] It used to be one of the biggest airports in the world
[00:14.86] And next to it is a town called Gander
[00:17.61] Welcome to the rock if you come from away
[00:20.36] You probably understand about a half of what we say
[00:23.11] They say no man's an island, but an island makes a man
[00:26.12] Especially when one comes from one like Newfoundland
[00:29.61] Welcome to the rock
[00:31.36] That mornin', I'm in the classroom
[00:33.37] It's our first day back and the school buses are on strike
[00:36.86] So, I'm covering for Anette who's runnin' late
[00:39.11] (Sorry Buela, how's the kids?)
[00:40.62] Not exactly thrilled to be inside on such a gorgeous day
[00:44.61] So, I told 'em we'd only have a half day this mornin'
[00:47.62] And they were quite pleased
[00:49.11] Until I told 'em we'd have the other half in the afternoon
[00:53.38] Welcome to the wildest weather that you've ever heard of
[00:56.11] Where everyone is nice here, but it's never nice above
[00:58.86] Welcome to the farthest place you'll get from Disneyland
[01:01.87] Fish and chips and shipwrecks, this is Newfoundland
[01:05.36] Welcome to the rock
[01:06.36] I'm an islander, I am an islander
[01:09.12] I'm an islander, I am an islander
[01:11.86] I'm an islander, I am an islander
[01:14.61] I'm an islander, I am an islander
[01:18.11] That mornin', I'm in my car
[01:19.86] The kids cross Airport Boulevard to get to school
[01:22.62] And that time of day, people are in a little bit of a rush
[01:25.86] To get to work and stuff
[01:27.11] So, normally, I sit there and run my radar
[01:30.37] And if they're speedin', I'll stop 'em
[01:33.37] And write out a warnin' ticket
[01:34.61] I'll write S-T-F-D, slow the fuck down
[01:40.36] Welcome to the land where the winters try to kill us
[01:43.11] And we said, we will not be killed
[01:46.11] Welcome to the land where the waters try to drown us
[01:48.86] And we said, we will not be drowned
[01:51.87] Welcome to the land where we lost our loved ones
[01:54.36] And we said, we will still go on
[01:57.62] Welcome to the land where the winds try to blow
[02:00.37] And we said, no
[02:02.11] That morning, I dropped my kids off at school
[02:04.11] And head to the SVCA where I'm greeted by my other kids
[02:07.61] All barking and meowing for breakfast and a belly rub
[02:10.86] Not that I'm complaining, I loves 'em
[02:13.12] But by the time feeding is done
[02:14.87] I got to get back to pick up my human kids
[02:16.86] So, I take just one second for myself and I'm sittin' in my car
[02:20.37] (I'm in the library, I'm in the staffroom, and I turn on the radio)
[02:25.36] You are here at the start of a moment
[02:31.61] On the edge of the world
[02:34.37] Where the river meets the sea
[02:38.11] Here on the edge of the Atlantic
[02:43.11] On an island in between there and here
[02:52.36] I'm loadin' my radar when Bonnie comes by
[02:54.12] She pulls up and she is wavin' at me like mad
[02:57.11] So, I roll down my window and she says
[02:58.86] (Boss, turn on the radio)
[03:00.11] Slow it down, Bonnie
[03:01.11] (Jesus H.S., turn on your radio)
[03:03.12] Where our story starts (it's my first day at the station)
[03:06.11] Where we'll end the night (I'm gettin' coffee for the picket line)
[03:08.87] Where we know by heart (five minutes till my smoke break)
[03:11.87] Every single flight (I'm off to work at the airport)
[03:14.61] Welcome to the fog, welcome to the trees
[03:17.37] To the ocean and the sky and whatever's in between
[03:20.36] To the one's who've left, you're never truly gone
[03:23.12] A candle's in the window and the candle's always on
[03:25.87] When the sun is coming up and the world has come ashore
[03:28.86] If you're hoping for a harbor, then you'll find an open door
[03:31.62] In the winter, from the water through whatever's in the way
[03:34.37] To the ones who will come from away
[03:36.87] Welcome to the rock
