Hack-weight Guard

Getting it started, good curling, shaking hands Tryin′ to draw a guard it ain't goin′ as planned A smooth release, but it slides way too far Right through the rings, it's a hack-weight guard Oh, it's too heavy, can′t seem to lighten up Our strategy′s gone, no way to control the front Try to throw it slow, but yeah, we're missin′ hard Endin' up with nothin′ but a hack-weight guard Take a deep breath, sweepers in place Pray for finesse, an easy, leisurely pace Gotta get one up high, need a change in luck But it's got too much weight, in the end we′re stuck Oh, it's too heavy, can't seem to slow it down Every time we try, it never sticks around Gotta throw it soft, but you know we′re missin′ hard Just can't do nothin′ with a hack-weight guard One of these ends, we'll find that perfect touch A nice little stone that don′t glide too much But till that time comes, we'll be throwin′ too damn hard Under the curse of that hack-weight guard We'd given up hope, but the end it came at last Slide so light and gentle, the rock didn't go too fast Sweepers were amazed, walking slowly along They hit the ice too late, it didn′t reach the hog, ohh That wasn′t great, a stone, stone we'll have to discard Still anything′s better than a hack-weight guard