[Verse 1] There was a flag above the schoolhouse, There were skates beside the door, Coffee brewing in the kitchen, Wet boots drying on the floor. We knew the old man's name next door, Knew every kid out on the street. Didn't matter where your people came from, We all met somewhere in between. You brought a little of your old home, Then learned a little of ours too. Somewhere between the two of them, We made something old feel new. Maybe I'm just getting older. Maybe that's what old men do... But this place that I remember Is getting harder to hold onto. [Chorus ] Does anybody remember What made this place our home? Not the lines upon a map, Not the flagpole standing alone. It was something that we shared, Something nobody had to say. O Canada... Where did we lose our way? Does anybody remember? Before it all just fades away. [Verse 2] Now every year the town gets bigger, But somehow feels less like a town. A thousand different roads came here, But nothing seems to settle down. We opened up the front door, Like Canadians always do. Said, Bring a piece of where you're from... Just leave some room for here there too. 'Cause a home can hold a thousand stories, There's room enough upon the shelf. But if a home becomes just everything... Does it stay itself? [Chorus ] Does anybody remember What made this place our home? Not the lines upon a map, Not the flagpole standing alone. It was something that we shared, Something nobody had to say. O Canada... Where did we lose our way? Does anybody remember? Before it all just fades away. [Verse 3] My boys know every word When that old anthem starts to play. But sometimes I catch myself wondering What those words will mean someday. Our home... That's more than where you're standing. Our land... That's more than dirt and trees. And standing on guard must mean protecting More than borders and boundaries. There's a story underneath us. There's a reason that we're here. And you don't have to hate what's coming Just to love what disappears. [Bridge ] I don't need yesterday forever. I know rivers have to flow. Every country keeps on changing. Every generation grows. But there's a difference between changing And forgetting who you are. You can welcome every traveller... Without tearing down the yard. So keep the door wide open. Put another chair somewhere. Just don't throw away the old ones Like nobody ever sat there. [Chorus ] Does anybody remember What made this place our home? The little things that bound us When we didn't stand alone. Maybe they're still underneath us. Maybe they ain't gone away. O Canada... Don't let yourself just fade. Teach the children where we've been While they're learning where we're going. 'Cause you don't keep a country With a flag that's merely blowing. You keep it in the stories. In the things we choose to save. O Canada... Don't forget your name. [Outro ] Leave the porch light burning. There's room beside the flame. But when somebody asks where they've come to... I hope we know its name.