[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