In my little town, we were just four thousand
And the main street was called St-Cyrille
The co-op, the gas bar, the credit union, the undertaker
And the general store
When I go back, it hurts me quite a bit
A bomb has fallen on the main street
Since they built the shopping center

The other day I took my beloved
To show her where I was born
As soon as we arrived, I was in shock
It looked like Val-Jalbert
When I go back, it hurts me quite a bit
A bomb has fallen on the main street
Since they built the shopping center

One good day I'm going to go back
With my bulldozer
And the shopping center is going to have
A bad quarter of an hour

Before the arrival of the shopping center
On the main street, it was more lively than this
Kids on bicycles, visiting cousins
It was as crowded as Africa
When I go back, it's pathetic
Things are going very badly on the main street
Since they built the McDonald's

One good day I'm going to go back
With my bulldozer
And the shopping center is going to have
A bad quarter of an hour

Here is Patrick Esposito

In my little town, there are only three thousand left
And the main street has become very quiet
The grocery store is gone, the cinema too
And the motel has been demolished
When I go back, it hurts me quite a bit
A bomb has fallen on the main street
Since they built the shopping center

One good day I'm going to go back
With my bulldozer
And the shopping center is going to have
A bad quarter of an hour

In my little town, we were just four thousand
And the main street was called St-Cyrille
The co-op, the gas bar, the credit union, the undertaker
And the general store
When I go back, it hurts me quite a bit
A bomb has fallen on the main street
Since they built the shopping center
The shopping center, the shopping center,
The shopping center...

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