[Verse 1]
In the Isle of Cape Breton my father did stay
And his father's father before
Fishing the banks and digging the coal
From the mines that don't give no more ore

[Chorus]
And I'm going down the road, boys
Seeking what I'm owed, boys
And I know it must get better
If far enough I go

[Verse 2]
I remember the fishermen returning so gay
Their nets with the silver cod blessed
But they couldn't compete with the company fleets
Now it's welfare, reliеf, or go west

[Chorus]
And I'm going down the road, boys
Seeking what I'm owed, boys
And I know it must gеt better
If far enough I go

[Verse 3]
So I came to the city with the sun in my eyes
My heart full of laughter and dreams
But all that I found there was concrete and dust
And hard times sold in vending machines
[Chorus]
And I'm going down the road, boys
Seeking what I'm owed, boys
And I know it must get better
If far enough I go
And I'm going down the road, boys
Seeking what I'm owed, boys
And I know it must get better
If far enough I go