Well they're shutting all the shops up on the avenue And they're holding out for cheaper Chinese food If I'm older now and have a tainted attitude Why'd those neon lights all lost 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 them working 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 (2x)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 Ah but I know that somethin bad has gotta change (up & repeat 1x) Ah yes I know that something bad has gotta change Yes I know that something bad has gotta change Ah yes I know that something bad has gotta change