Well, they're shutting all the shops up on the avenue
  And they're holding up for cheaper Chinese food
  If I'm old then I would 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 her walking 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
    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