TTC Protest Song - Toronto's Travel Curse

A TTC protest song! Down with their $3 fare, down with their atrocious 'service', and down with their sleeping fare-collectors (actually, they aren't so bad... Pay-What-You-Want Public Transit). Enjoy!



by Jordan Mandel

I reach down into my pocket
Gotta find change to ride the rocket
A toonie's all I have in there
Not enough to pay the fare
I drop it in, the driver screams
"You ripped me off, I'll call the police!"
It's not like this guy owns the bus
So why does he have to make such a fuss?

CHORUS:
TTC can't possibly
Take me where I need to be
Service runs infrequently
Don't depend on the TTC

I make my way to the subway station
They're raising fares and blaming inflation
With gas so high, driving ain't nice
So shouldn't this be the time they lower the price?
But no, no, no, they raise the bar
And give another reason to Take The Car
Traffic's bad, and getting worse
TTC - Toronto's Travel Curse

{Chorus}

Maybe I'll run them outta town
Buy my own bus and drive it around
I'll pick up folks waiting at their stops
I'll drive real fast and avoid the cops
I'l undercut them, expand my fleet
The TTC will have to compete
I'll put an end to their monopoly
With my public transit piracy

It's 2 AM, the subway's closed
I'm leaving the bar and hitting the road
I wait till 3, the bus finally comes
It's filled right up to its maximum
Some guy gets sick, the driver shouts
"This bus is outta service, you gotta get out"
Ridin' the rocket, getting home at 5
Will make a monk want to drink and drive

{Chorus x2}


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Category:

Music

Tags:

• TTC
• Toronto Transit Commission
• subway
• streetcar
• bus
• car
• travel
• toronto
• public transportation
• sleeping
• protest
• song
• fare
• collector
• Jordan Mandel

[MrFareru3]

Nice work man! Now I want to see you singing it at bus stops and in the subways :P

[TaylerDardon]

TTC needs a shake!!! Toronto subway most unreliably.... 3 out 5 times there are some delays....

[SkunkRailfan]

Shut up! I am a bus and train fan. I don't need this shit at my face.

FUCK THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!

[8u773ts]

Not all TTC drivers are dickheads, but some deserve to be punched in the face. The ones who take off as you approach, the ones who pay too much attention to payment details, and especially the ones who push the breaks too hard knowing that there are people on the bus/streetcar/train.

[yorgan007]

i like this song, but i also like the TTC, so i'm kinda stuck

[2braindamage]

great song 20 thumbs up

[shotgunfright]

Superb. This is a fantastic song. I don't think there is anyone in Toronto that can't relate with this video. Really catchy tune as well, I was humming along the whole time.

[pplk23]

Now surely the TTC doesn't suck that much, unless you want to go to wonderland via subway train. But the TTC is in a big hole of debt. The main reason is the sheppard "subway" line. Thank Mayor Mel Gibson for giving TTC the troubles we have today.

[simonchang23]

@kentbrockton

also side-note: i plan on running for the TTC chair position when i graduate...

[simonchang23]

@kentbrockton

the canadian dollar is roughly the same as the US dollar right now, genius. but even if there was that difference its still cheaper than toronto, no?

and i didnt check your profile. a degree in musical composing and education, yet you work for the TTC? obviously youre not very good at what you do.

either way, im sure youre making more money than me because im a full-time DISABLED student at UofT.

stop humiliating the rest of the TTC staff

[simonchang23]

@kentbrockton

haha. clearly, youre the retard. your grammar is horrendous.

also, thanks for bringing that up. NYC has LOWER FARES than toronto even with better service, a bigger system and less government funding. a 30 day transit pass is less than 90 dollars for adults.

then again you probably work for the TTC because youre obviously uneducated and ill-informed.

get off youtube and get back to work.