Well they're shutting all the shops up on the avenue
  And they're holding up for cheaper Chinese food
  If I'm older now and have a tainted attitude
  Why'd those neon lights all lose their common blue?
  
  And it's not like me to feel so important
  And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
  And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
  Ah but I know that somethin' bad has gotta change
  Oh yes I know that somethin' bad has gotta change
  
  Well I see 'em working round the block till six a.m.
  The thermometer's at minus five degrees
  And I'm wondering where all that hard earned money goes
  To her head or towards a shred of dignity
  
  And it's not like me to feel so important
  And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
  And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
  Ah but I know that somethin' bad has gotta change
  Oh yes I know that somethin' bad has gotta change
  Go!
  
  And it's not like me to feel so important
  And it's not like me to go and wreck your day
  And I never thought I'd see it so exploited
  Ah but I know that somethin' bad has gotta change
  Oh yes I know that somethin' bad has gotta change
  Yes I know that somethin' bad has gotta change
  Oh yes I know that somethin' bad has gotta change