Name: Canada to the USA
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Chana Rothman - Canada to the USA

from Still Singing Songs from the Inside by the Philadelphia Songwriter Community

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Canada to the USA
by Chana Rothman

From Canada to the USA
Longer than I planned to stay
Love letter in my backpack
The border’s closed
Now I can’t go back

Crossing over back and forth
North to South, South to North
My home is here, my home is there
I’m round, the peg is square

Buses, airplanes, passports, cash
Past, present, present, past
Shadow of the US looms so large
The land we stand on was never ours
Never ours

From Canada to the USA
Longer than I planned to stay
Love letter in my backpack
The border’s closed
Now I can’t go back

Treaties broken long ago
The damage is done, the healing is slow
Two countries on this land
One kinda quiet, one acting all grand
I’ve looked at life from both sides now
Joni, Neil, Alanis - wow
Canadians living so far from home
Feel it every day in my bones

From Canada to the USA
Longer than I planned to stay
Love letter in my backpack
The border’s closed
Now I can’t go back

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from Still Singing Songs from the Inside, released March 5, 2021
music & lyrics by Chana Rothman

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Raised on a steady diet of folk music and with a graduate degree in classical vocal performance, her style is sing-along-ready with sweet vocals and harmony. Emily Joy consistently produces glorious music that brings communities together.

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