On Dundas Square

You’re the queen
anymore baby, on Dundas Square
from now on you don’t set the rules
our relationship doesn't exist anymore
that was your work, baby
now, you don’t have authority on my heart

No suggestions, nothing
on what you can decide upon
I doesn’t matter where you go or where I go
here or there, to the Eaton Centre or to Canada's Wonderland
you don't have to tell me what I should or what I shouldn't
neither have you to tell me your

What plans do you have
for me today; what do we do?
where do we go? What movie? What disco?
if you want to go out with me once again honey
you will have to let this man to decide on what things to do
this man it's me sugar, the man on Dundas Square

So you have to leave the
decision in my hands
let me decide on everything we do together
from now on: meeting places, days of the week, hours
baby, do I have to remind you that you are not my queen anymore?

You are not the queen
but I'm the king, always the king
your king baby, so, you have to learn to ask
with humility, and if you do so, you will rewarded, some day
I promise you. If you learn to be a wise, honest, no that's too much to ask from you

Well, if you are a tender
girl, perhaps you will have a second
opportunity with a happy ending darling, with a
lesser evil for you and me. You may even end up being a single mother
a mistress, a fiancée, a wife, a divorced woman, a widow, or the ex of someone

Or just be good friends
and that's more than enough
more than enough for you, and you won’t be
a lonely girl, my baby, so stop the pain, stop the sorrow
stop the crying, don't be butter melting under the sun, on Dundas Square

You have to understand
that's all finished. It's all finished
honey; the race for love finished and you
came up last dear; empty handed and your heart
as well, empty handed on Dundas Square, and your heart as well

There is only empty
spaces around me and an empty space
between you and I; buildings being built and a
cold beer in the Hard Rock Cafe, a walk in the Atrium on Bay
aye! And in the Eaton Centre sweetie, a good walk in the Eaton Centre

And perhaps a shopping
spree if you feel like shopping today
and one more thing, the ads, sweetheart, the ads
don't forget the ads; they are part of your life; read them pretty girl
read the ads. It will make you feel better; they remind you that you need this and that

Read the ads; you have to keep
yourself active, alive, young, effervescent
listen to the jingles; watch the images on those giant screens
on Dundas Square, there is life in them girl, in the ads there is life
but not in you and I honey; not in you and me; so follow the crowd baby, join the crowd

On the corner of Yonge Street
at Dundas Street on Friday night a new
night begins, and get ready for Saturday's night
a weekend party on Dundas Square baby walks up and down
Yonge Street baby and admire the fashion on the display windows and the diversity

Babe, the diversity
of Toronto walking hand by hand
in joy and peace like in nowhere else, baby
only in Toronto; an oneness in community. A sensible city
a geographical heart; a human soul. A vital diversity. A redeemed Babel

Baby, walk up and down
Yonge Street and admire all of this
and the cars too ‘cause they can tell you a lot about
the city; if they are big and powerful and hungry on gas don't be
scared baby; it only means our southern neighbors got a long holiday

They are here to enjoy a great game or a great
show; you know that this is the way Toronto is, sugar
the Jays and the Leafs and the Raptors and the Argonauts are playing tonight!

A party there or a party here; let's people come and dance in Toronto
join the crowd
and start laughing; get ready
to laugh and to forget a bad dream. A spoiled love
please don't cry now. It's all nonsense; it's all nonsense sugar baby
life has no sense at all but is life at least; life for you but not for me, I know it girl

So have a good laugh
show your gums show your teeth
show your pharynx in that great laugh; let your eyes brighten
let your cheeks redden and shine, and don't forget to sip a beer, a good cold
Canadian beer, don't forget it baby before you go home and open your door and put the lights on

And then, you will find
that nobody's there waiting for you baby
nobody is there waiting for you…
then, before you go home
sip a beer honey, drink a beer, after hours, when your work is completed
once you can call it a day, clean up the mess that's left in your mind
leave the traumas behind

Don't mind anything, forget about
spreadsheets, schedules
the payroll, the stupid boss, the idiot co-worker
clean your mind my dear, drink a beer and relax; whatever
it is that you're doing to make a living, stop it now; please don't carry it at home
don't bring it at home; home is your altar honey, don't spoil it with the anguish you bring from work

Instead, all the anguish
all the fury, all the frustration
drop it in that empty beer can from which you just drank
or in an empty bottle, and send it rolling down the road to the recycling bin
whatever you are doing, please don't mix things baby; leave them on Dundas Square

So, clean up your soul
baby and take me with you
take me with you if you want for a last tune
for a last time in sightseeing trip on your car on the 401 east
and west, it doesn't matter where we go if we are still in Toronto
any place is good in Toronto and you know it

Over 100 miles an hour
drive me down South on the 404
or on the 427 down south, it doesn't' matter sweetheart
enter the QEW, take me to Niagara Falls, and sing no matter what song, baby
sing on the QEW ’cause we are going to Niagara Falls

And take me to the US border
but this time, babe, do not cross
to the other side, not this time. This time it's not necessary
you know that Honey Moon’s time is over baby
we don’t need that trip again, so, please just stop in the bridge
let me have a look at the waters of the river and turn around

And take me
to the casino to gamble my good luck
and to drink a beer, sugar, and perhaps two, or three
and after that, it doesn't matter to me how many more beers I drink
and crazy, and lost, and crying, laughing, and peeing on my pants, bring me back home

Honey, bring me back home
because I want to sleep and sleep
and sleep tight alone in my bed baby, I say sleep tight alone in my bed
and wake up tomorrow, be good tomorrow, be a better guy tomorrow
if there is any tomorrow left for me
if there is any tomorrow left for me, baby…

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