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When The Stack Comes Down

from Songs of a Northern Train by Paul Dunn and David Lickley

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lyrics

I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when the stack comes down
I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when it hits the ground

Well Toronto has its tower. Paris has one too
London’s got a great big clock but I say whoop de doo
We built the biggest chimney the world’s ever seen
Before the stack, our rocks turned black
Now we’re going green

I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when the stack comes down
I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when it hits the ground

When that meteorite hit Sudbury, it punched a hole deep down
Molten rock blown skyward turned to money in the ground
But the nickel came with sulphur and it killed off all the trees
So we built the superstack and blew the problem east

I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when the stack comes down
I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when it hits the ground

We’ve got 50 years of progress, we’ve scrubbed the problem clean
10 million trees were planted and the stack’s now obsolete
Some say that we should keep it as a symbol of our town
But we’ve still got the Big Nickel, so let’s bring the big boy down

I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when the stack comes down
I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when it hits the ground

I wanna be there
I wanna be there
I wanna be there when the stack comes down
And I’d give both eye teeth, for a front row seat
To the biggest show in town
I wanna be there when the stack comes down

credits

from Songs of a Northern Train, released July 6, 2023
Music by David Lickley & Paul Dunn
Lyrics by David Lickley & Paul Dunn

David Lickley - Lead Vocals
Paul Dunn - Vocals, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Closs - Vocals
Sarah Craig - Vocals
Nancy Freeborn - Vocals
Nikki Tempelman - Vocals, Aux Percussion
Peter Cliche - Dobro, Violin, Accordion
Jean-Paul De Roover - Vocals, Aux Percussion
Joe Reda - Bass
Bucky Berger - Drums
Preston Robinson - Vocals, Aux Percussion
Taylor Nicholls - Vocals, Aux Percussion
Curtis Jensen - Vocals, Aux Percussion

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Paul Dunn Ontario

In 2006, Paul stepped Out of the Shadows and caught the attention of Bryan Adams’ co-writer Jim Vallance. As the producer of iconic hits such as Cuts Like A Knife and Summer of 69, Vallance has an ear for talent.

“Great lyric perspective,” Vallance said after reviewing Paul’s I Don’t Wanna Write A Song. An “excellent song.”

This is honest music.
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