[Intro ] O Canada… Our home and native land… [Verse 1] Daddy worked the mill for thirty years Came home with sawdust in his beard They shut it down, shipped the jobs away Now he sits and stares at bills he'll never pay I got a mortgage choking me at night Work two shifts just to keep the lights Taxes up, groceries through the roof Tell me where's the help, where's the proof? [Chorus ] O Canada, you're breaking at the seams We're drowning in your progressive dreams You can't save the whole damn world By sinking your own family Strong and free? That's just a memory Strong and free… that's all we used to be [Verse 2] My kid waited eight months for a surgery While they smile and talk about their legacy Fentanyl's killing kids on every street But the speeches sound so nice and neat Gas is up, heat's a luxury now They fly private, tell us to take a vow I'm not angry at the folks who just got here I'm angry at the ones who sold us fear [Chorus ] O Canada, you're breaking at the seams We're drowning in your progressive dreams You can't save the whole damn world By sinking your own family Strong and free? That's just a memory Strong and free… that's all we used to be [Bridge ] (Spoken/half-sung, stripped down to resonator and bass) I love this land, I love what it stood for But you can't build a house with a rotten floor You dress it up, call it compassion's name While we lose our jobs, our hope, our claim I'm not hateful, I'm just tired and broke And your pretty words are going up in smoke [Chorus ] O Canada, you're breaking at the seams We're drowning in your progressive dreams You can't save the whole damn world By sinking your own family Strong and free? That's just a memory Strong and free… that's all we used to be [Outro ] (Quiet, haunting, organ swell) O Canada… our home and native land… True patriot love… slipping through our hands We stand on guard for thee… But who stands on guard for me? Strong and free… Strong and free… That's all we used to be.