[Verse 1] I remember twenty dollars Put some gas inside the Ford, Friday night we'd grab some beer, Still have a little more. Dad could raise a couple kids On a blue-collar salary, And every morning at my school That red and white flew free. Now I'm forty hours deep By sometime Wednesday night, Making more than Dad ever did, Still trying to make it right. Sometimes I sit out on the porch, Watch that maple blowing free... And wonder where the country went That flag still means to me. [Chorus ] Where'd you go, O Canada? Where'd you go, my home? Everybody's running faster, Everybody feels alone. We got more than we ever had, But somehow we got less. True North's still strong and free... Just tired, I guess. Yeah... Where'd you go, O Canada? I miss you, I confess. [Verse 2] There's a man sleeping downtown, Another talking to himself, Another mother at the checkout Putting something back up on the shelf. Another family moving farther From the town where they were raised, Another storefront saying CLOSED Where we spent our younger days. Everybody's got an answer. Everybody picks a side. But nobody seems to notice How damn tired we've become inside. Maybe we're all too busy Trying just to get ahead... To notice that the dream we had Got harder to defend. [Chorus ] Where'd you go, O Canada? Where'd you go, my home? Everybody's running faster, Everybody feels alone. We got more than we ever had, But somehow we got less. True North's still strong and free... Just tired, I guess. Yeah... Where'd you go, O Canada? I miss you, I confess. [Verse 3] Now my boys are getting older, Asking what this country's like. I tell 'em about frozen ponds And summer northern lights. About neighbours helping neighbours, Leaving front doors unlocked. Saturday night around a fire, Sunday morning on the dock. And maybe that's nostalgia. Maybe time just changes things. Maybe every generation Misses something growing wings. But when they stand beside me And that old anthem starts to play... I still feel something in my chest That never went away. [Bridge ] So maybe you're not gone yet. Maybe you're just hard to see. Under all these worried faces, There's still something underneath. From the wheat fields to the Maritimes, From those Rockies to the Shield... There's still an old heart beating That refuses not to feel. And maybe being Canadian Was never just a flag... Maybe it's remembering What we had... And wanting some of it back. [Chorus ] Where'd you go, O Canada? Maybe you ain't gone. Maybe we've been working so damn hard We forgot where we belong. We're bruised but we're still standing. We're tired but we ain't left. The True North's still strong and free... Just catching its breath. So here's to you, O Canada... Whatever comes next. I'll still stand on guard for thee... Just don't forget about me. [Outro ] Red leaves on an old dirt road, Cold wind through the pines... That flag still moving overhead, Like it did in better times. Maybe home ain't disappeared. Maybe home just changed. O Canada... I still love you all the same.