[Verse 1] I rolled into town with a full gas tank Now I count my change at the checkout bank Milk costs more than the whole damn meal And the backroads know how that pressure feels Rent went up like a summer storm Wages stayed low, same old worn-out form I work all week just to watch it slide Like a thin little roof in a hard spring tide [Pre-Chorus] And the folks downtown keep grinnin' wide While we patch the holes and swallow pride They get fat while the rest of us pray For one good week and a fair damn day [Chorus] Canada, you broke my plan Greedy hands in a good land Prices rise, bills won't wait Corruption eats, and we pay the weight Oh, Canada We need a change, we need it bad Greedy hands in a good land That old hard truth sure hits like that [Verse 2] Every aisle got a new sticker shock Eggs in a cart, now a fancy rock Fuel at the pump, it stings like sin Feels like the house always lets them win Hard-working people with worn-out boots Swallowing lies in their winter roots And every promise on the evening news Sounds like a man in borrowed shoes [Pre-Chorus] They take their share then call it right While we choose beans over Friday night If the rich keep feeding on the poor Ain't much left to stand up for [Chorus] Canada, you broke my plan Greedy hands in a good land Prices rise, bills won't wait Corruption eats, and we pay the weight Oh, Canada We need a change, we need it bad Greedy hands in a good land That old hard truth sure hits like that [Bridge] I still believe in a working man In open hands and a fairer chance Not in marble halls and backroom deals Or the way that hunger gets made to kneel So hear us loud when the porch lights hum We ain't too tired, we ain't too dumb We're broke, but we're still standin' tall And we're done with watchin' good folks fall [Chorus] Canada, you broke my plan Greedy hands in a good land Prices rise, bills won't wait Corruption eats, and we pay the weight Oh, Canada We need a change, we need it bad Greedy hands in a good land That old hard truth sure hits like that
