[Verse 1]
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?

[Chorus]
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 something bad has got to change
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus][x2]
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 something bad has got to change
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got to change
[Outro]
Yes, I know that something bad has got to change
Oh yes, I know that something bad has got tochange