Road Salt Rap

I was cruisin' down the street in sunny October
When it seemed as though the sunshine would last forever
I knew winter was comin' but I was in denial
Don't talk to me of snowfalls 'cause I will be riled

But I get up one fine mornin' and the first thing I see
Is snowflakes coverin' my ride and I begin to weep
The homies in the dump trucks were all out last night
Sandin' down Edmonton streets fighting the good fight
But the road salt they lay down while it's groovy with grit
Gets all up in my shoes and I'm so sick of it

Yeah I got the winter blues
I got the winter blues
I'm so [bleeped] sick of all the rocks in my shoes
I know that this complaint is all ancient news
But I am gonna be heard, I'm gonna share all my views

The sanding trucks say stay back at least 10 metres
But if I leave that empty gap it will fill up with cheaters
Who will then curse your name when the road salt hits
And fills their tailgatin' windshields with a starfield of chips

Ohhhhh I got the winter blues
I got the winter blues
I love Edmonton but the snow makes me puke
In the summer you won't find yourself a better home
But we should cover it up with a winter-proof dome

Heyyyy I know that winter gives us Christmas and the Oilers
But all that oil sands oil is burnin' in our boilers
So I propose we turn our planet right upside-down
And turn the capital city into a southern town

Our new council and mayor are extremely progressive
So I hope they'll stop and listen to my road salt rap message
Don't use that property tax to sand all up in our streets
Just turn our face to the south and you'll please all us peeps

I got the winter blues
I got the winter blues
Ain't gonna put up with no more road salt in my shoes
I hope that Braid or Climenhaga will spread the good news
That there's an alternative to road salt in our shoes

U Can't Touch U Thant

Now listen up homies 'cause I have a little rant
Waging war and peace is no mere accident
When it comes to building bridges and making plowshares
U can't touch the man with the Burmese stare

No U Can't
(whoa)
Touch U Thant
(whoa)
Secretary-General of United Nation peace plant
(whoa)

When Dag's plane went down in the fall of six-tee-one
The General Assembly said U is the only one
So U's in the big chair and in charge of the situation
With a mission to bring peace to all divided nations

When the Russkies and the USA start talkin' smack
U Thant smacks them down and says put those missiles back
And when brothers kill brothers down in the Congo
U Thant puts the hammer down and says this can't go on no long-o


No U Can't
(whoa)

Touch U Thant
(whoa)

Secretary-General of United Nation peace plant
(whoa)

Listen up homies United Nation represent
U Thant welcomed all to his peace and freedom tent
So give up your respect to the man with one name
'Cause in Burma U means Mister and Thant earned it all the same


No U Can't
(whoa)

Touch U Thant
(whoa)

Secretary-General of United Nation peace plant
(whoa)

Yeah!