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Political Songs, Canada: I will survive – Text to read

Political Songs, Canada: I will survive

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Canada: I will survive

At first we were afraid,

We were petrified,

Kept thinking we could never live

Without you by our side.

And we spent so many nights

Thinking how you did us wrong.

Now we've banded all together.

Your tariffs made us strong!

And so, you know,

You're not so great.

That's not a snowballs' chance in hell

We'll be your 51st state.

We should have told you this before.

You don't believe this but it's true:

You really need our resources

Far more than we need you.

So now just go,

Walk out the door.

We do not need you,

You're not welcome anymore.

Weren't you the one

Who instigated these trade fights?

You'll soon grow to regret it

When we turn out your lights.

It's Canada, we will survive.

As long as we can think and work,

We know we'll stay alive.

We have all we really need.

We can live without your greed.

We will survive.

We will survive.

There's been a change.

It's time you knew.

We're not that fledgling little country

Still in awe of you.

We are now a nation proud

That is happy to be free.

You didn't realize

You gave us our own identity.

So, now just go.

We will survive.

As long as we can think and work,

We know we'll stay alive.

We have all we really need.

We can live without your greed.

We will survive.

We will survive.

So, just go,

Go find the door.

We don't like you.

We're not friendly anymore.

Weren't you the one

Who tried to give us a raw deal?

But you can't live without our oil,

Aluminium and steel.

At first, we were afraid,

And we were petrified.

Kept thinking we could never live

Without you by our side.

Soon you will realize

You didn't have a clue

When we sell all our resources

To anyone but you.

Just so you know:

You're not so great.

There's not a snowballs' chance in hell

We'll be your 51st state.

We should have closed our border tight,

Should have sent you on your way,

If we had known for just one second

What you planned to make us face.

And now just go,

Vacate our space.

We do not like you.

You're such a big disgrace.

Weren't you the one

Who tried to hurt us till we cry?

You think we'd crumble

And just lay down and die?

It took all the strength we had

Not to fall apart,

Just to try to mend the pieces

Of our broken hearts.

We spent so many nights

Crying softly in our beer.

Now we realize that we

Have nothing left to fear.

You hit us hard,

You knocked us down,

But underestimated

The Canada you found.

Now we're feeling pissed

And united to the core.

We are true Canadians

And will be forever more.

So, just get lost

And don't look back.

We don't need you.

We are giving you the sack.

Weren't you the one

Who tried to hurt us till we cry?

You think we'd crumble

And just lay down and die?

When you wake up,

You'll realize

That without all of our resources

You just couldn't survive.

Once you see your foolish trade war

Would have done far too much harm.

Then we, the North, will welcome you

Back with open arms.

Until that day

We'll lock our door.

You will regret it.

You can't win this tariff war.

The Canada we love so much

Will never die.

We are proud Canadians.

We hold our heads up high, Canada.

We will survive.

As long as we can think and work

We know we'll stay alive.

We have all we really need.

We can live without your greed.

We will survive.

We will survive.

We will survive.

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