true patriot love

here’s a little canada day special. yeah, i know i’m late, but i only heard grant lawrence’s pick for track of the day yesterday. love grant lawrence, love joel plaskett, love a little canuck pride, especially when I’m so far away from the land of northern lights, 8-month winters, open skies and cabin trips. here’s what mr lawrence had to say about the song: “extremely canadian, but often misinterpreted…if you actually listen closely to the lyrics you’ll discover a dark, cynical subject matter about the loss of canadian identity, the homogenisation of north american culture and suffering in the shadow of a massive, all-encompassing neighbour. ‘getting into bed seemed easy enough, getting out’s a little harder to do’ that just about says it all…like so many great, socially conscious song writers from the past, no matter where they're from, joel plaskett reminds us to enjoy and celebrate what we have created. happy canada day, and true patriot love.”

Oh my love what have you done
You sold yourself to another one
And in the back of a big black car
The chances are things went too far
The chances are things went too far

Oh my love where have you gone
Into the arms of another one
Nothing I could do could make you stay
Got carried along, got carried away
Got carried along and away

We all go out
Then we all come home
But I fall asleep with the TV on
At 3 AM they play "O Canada"
True patriot love and lalalalala
True patriot love and lalalalala

Oh my love what shall I do
When I think of you
Do you think of me too
You're saying my name
But it sounds all wrong
You wanna be loved
I just wanna belong
I wanna believe I belong

We all go out
Then we all come home
But I fall asleep with the TV on
At 3 AM oh say can you see
The dawn's early light has taken you from me
The dawn's early light has taken you from me

And we raise the white flag
So they can paint it red and blue
Getting into bed seemed easy enough
Getting out's a little harder to do

Oh my love go back to the beginning
You're like a broken record
But the record's still spinning
Nothing I could do could make you play
Got carried along
Got carried away
Got carried along and away

We all go out
Then we all come home
But I fall asleep with the TV on
At 3 AM they play "O Canada"
True patriot love and lalalalala
True patriot love and lalalalala
True patriot love and lalalalala
True patriot love