[Verse]
I watched a young buck on a window frame
With a can of foam and a putty knife aim
He filled the gap but the stuff ballooned out
He panicked and wiped it all about
Smeared sticky yellow on the vinyl trim
Swore like a man who'd lost a limb

[Verse]
The old man leaned on a two-by-four
Said "Son, I've seen this mess before
When the foam's still wet you just spread the sin
But let it dry and you'll peel it clean"
He fired up the diesel in the F-550
Left the kid there cursing, feeling so gritty

[Chorus]
Let it dry, let it dry, don't wipe the wet
A moment's patience you'll never regret
Let it dry, let it dry, don't wipe the wet
A moment's patience you'll never regret
When the chemical sets and the sun goes down
You'll peel that foam off without a frown

[Verse]
Back at the shop the old man poured a Crown
Said "Expanding foam'll bring you down
If you try to fix it with a nervous hand
Next morning the foam was hard as stone
He cut it clean, the mistake was gone

[Bridge]
In Thunder Bay the frost heaves low
But the Shield still teaches what you need to know
About trusting the cure and taking your time
Like concrete setting or a lyric's rhyme

[Chorus]
Let it dry, let it dry, don't wipe the wet
A moment's patience you'll never regret
When the chemical sets and the sun goes down
You'll peel that foam off without a frown
Let it dry, let it dry, don't wipe the wet
A moment's patience you'll never regret
When the chemical sets and the sun goes down
You'll peel that foam off without a frown

[Outro]
So if you find a gap around your pane
Remember the lesson from the East End rain
Just let it dry
Yeah, let it dry
Yeah, let it dry
Yeah, let it dry