This song is about being from Cape Beton Island, Nova Scotia
Lyrics
Born on the Island but forced to the shore
Just like his brother and father before
The mine and the steel plant have long shut down
Leaving behind the struggling towns
We're all forced to the shore
Get better jobs no longer be poor
We will return when we get better pay
We will live here till we lie in our graves
Sometimes it seems things are turning around
More and more houses being built in the ground
It seems like everyone is coming home
For how long no one will know