He was an all-star on the blue line, he was a donut entrepreneur

He was a good old North Ontario boy and he was tough as nails for sure

Cause there once was a day when the Maple Leafs didn't have to take the flack

Brought the cup home in 62 and just kept on bringing it back

And I'm really just a casual observer

And I never got roped up in the pride

But I was captivated by a newspaper clipping from the day Tim Horton died

It said he got off the ice that fateful night and he got right into the liquor

It was a 90-minute drive to the Niagara Line but he figured he'd get there a little quicker

He saw the OPP in the rearview mirror and he knew he was in trouble

Cause he was doing twice the limit and seeing double double

Well, he'd been playing for the Buffalo Sabres and he told them it was his last year

Cause 24 seasons in the majors was good enough to call a career

And he figured he'd appreciate the extra time to focus on the donut chain

Thought it was pretty cool that people drank their morning coffee from a paper cup that said his name

He got off the ice that fateful night and he got right into the liquor

It was a 90-minute drive to the Niagara Line but figured he'd get there a little quicker

Saw the OPP in the rearview mirror and he knew he was in trouble

Cause he was doing twice the limit and seeing double double

Now I'll tell you what happened after that game is something you should really never try

Mix a little Italian sports car and a 40 of Canadian Rye

So it didn't take long, driving like that, to gather the attention of the heat

And I bet you they could smell there was a dozen honey crullers just sitting in his passenger seat

He got off the ice that fateful night and he got right into the liquor

It was a 90-minute drive to the Niagara Line but figured he'd get there a little quicker

Saw the OPP in the rearview mirror and he knew he was in trouble

Cause he was doing twice the limit and seeing double double

Yeah he was doing twice the limit and seeing double double