The streets of the city are paved with gold
The gold mines rise up into the sky
The miners wear Prada and Yves St. Laurent
And nobody ever looks you in the eye

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So I'm leaving for Lunenburg soon as I can
Heading down east and away from the din
Sit on the dock, watch the boats coming in
I'm leaving for Lunenburg soon as I can

The air is so dirty it's burning my eyes
The wind picks up garbage and blows it around
I don't wanna think what it's doing to my lungs
The sky's such a glorious shade of brown

Chorus

You can't see the lake for the condos they built
It doesn't matter — the beaches are closed
The water's polluted, the sand deep in grime
A government health warning's been re-imposed

The traffic's so heavy it's ground to a halt
They call it the rush hour but rushing I'm not
Gridlock behind me and gridlock in front
I'm stuck on the Don Valley Parking Lot

Chorus
Yeah, I'll sit on the dock watch the Bluenose sail in
I'm leaving for Lunenburg soon as I can