Words & Music by Orvis Thomas
Mark Bannister - Drums
Vaughan Poyser - Bass
Rory Verbrugge - Pedal Steel
Jeremy Penner - Fiddle
Orvis Thomas - Vocals, Guitars (electric, acoustic, mando)
The New Lower Fort Garry Quarrelsome Sapphire Choir - Backing Vocals
Jody Hunter - Engineer
Ryan McVeigh - Mixing & Mastering

Lyrics

If you want I'll fade away
End my career so you can stay
And be the star you were always meant to be

You'll shine so bright to big applause
I'll be alone here just because
Without you there is no point to me

Despite all the work that I've put in
You should be only one benefiting
So stand up and claim all your hard earned spoils

Leave my name off of the list
Of whom to thank, I won't be missed
You're the centre of the universe for which I sweat and toil

Who would do wrong to a person such as you
So articulate and composed and of virtues that stand true
Who would be so vile to slight your mother's sweet little baby
That's right, a bastard, such as me

All my life I was searching for
A reason to be and so much more
To be subservient to a winner who knows it all

Then I found you and threw it all away
Because of that I'm supposed to pay
For all my mistakes and heed your beck and call

Who would do wrong to a person such as you
So articulate and composed and of virtues that stand true
Who would be so vile to slight your mother's sweet little baby
That's right, a bastard, such as me

I'll give you my income for eternity
Just so that there is nothing left for me
And you can continue to call the shots from your perch

As you sit up high and I'm down below
I'm a loser and you're a hero
I've found the meaning of my life and I will end my search

Who would do wrong to a person such as you
So articulate and composed and of virtues that stand true
Who would be so vile to slight your mother's sweet little baby
That's right, a bastard, such as me

Who would do wrong to a person such as you
So articulate and composed and of virtues that stand true
Who would be so vile to slight your mother's sweet little baby
That's right, a bastard, such as me