Map and a Roll of Tape

*[Intro — boot stomps, snare, distorted guitar]* They brought the toys. We brought the troops. They brought the satellites. We brought a compass. *Welcome to Canada.* --- *[Verse 1]* They rolled in shining vehicles, With gadgets by the score. Computers, drones and radios, And plenty, plenty more. We showed up with our old kit, Our boots, our guns, our brains. A map half-soaked and folded up, Still dripping from the rain. They had the latest wonder gear, We had what we had— **Give a Canadian a problem, And we'll make the damn thing work.** --- *[Pre-Chorus]* No fancy toys. No easy way. Train hard. Adapt. *Get it done today.* When the plan goes sideways, That's when you'll see— **It's not the kit. It's the man.** --- *[Chorus — huge gang vocals]* GIVE US A MAP AND SOME TAPE! *WE'LL MAKE IT WORK!* Give us a hill! Give us a truck! Give us a compass! *Give us some luck!* You bring the money, We'll bring the skill. **You bring the superpower— WE'LL BRING THE WILL!** No fancy toys, No silver plate— **Give us what you've got. We'll make it work.** --- *[Verse 2]* The superpowers hit the field, With armies built to fight. The newest gear, the newest toys, All polished, clean and bright. Then some Canadian corporal Found a way around the plan. A sergeant looked at what we had— *And made it work by hand.* An empty crate. A borrowed truck. A radio held with tape. They looked one way— *We went the other.* And vanished without a trace. --- *[Pre-Chorus]* We improvise. We adapt. When something breaks— *We build it back.* No waiting. No excuses. No asking what to do. **The job still needs to get done. That's what Canadians do.** --- *[Chorus]* GIVE US A MAP AND SOME TAPE! *WE'LL MAKE IT WORK!* Give us a hill! Give us a truck! Give us a compass! *Give us some luck!* You bring the money, We'll bring the skill. **You bring the superpower— WE'LL BRING THE WILL!** No fancy toys, No silver plate— **Give us what you've got. We'll make it work.** --- *[Verse 3 — heavier, veteran tone]* We weren't the biggest. We weren't the best equipped. We just learned to make do With whatever we were given. While they studied maps, We found the ground. While they called for support— *We were already there.* And when the exercise was over, There were handshakes all around. Not because we talked the loudest— **Because we'd earned respect On the ground.** --- *[Bridge — drums only]* Respect ain't issued. Respect ain't bought. It's earned in the cold, When the plan falls apart. Who keeps thinking? Who keeps moving? Who keeps going When the easy way is gone? *That's the soldier.* *That's the standard.* --- *[Breakdown — crowd chant]* *NO GPS!* *FIND THE WAY!* *NO NEW KIT!* *MAKE IT PAY!* *NO EXCUSES!* *NO DELAY!* *CANADIAN SOLDIER—* GET IT DONE ANYWAY! --- *[Final Chorus — full band]* GIVE US A MAP AND SOME TAPE! *WE'LL MAKE IT WORK!* Give us a hill! Give us a truck! Give us a compass! *Give us some luck!* You bring the money, We'll bring the skill. **You bring the superpower— WE'LL BRING THE WILL!** No fancy toys, No silver plate— **Give us what you've got. We'll make it work.** --- *[Final Tag — gang vocals]* *WE MAKE DO!* *WE ADAPT!* *WE KEEP MOVING!* *WE DON'T CRACK!* They brought the toys. *We brought the skill.* They brought the numbers. *We brought the will.* And when the exercise was over— *THEY KNEW OUR NAME.* *CANADA!* *CANADA!* *CANADA!* --- *[Outro — quiet guitar, spoken]* Didn't need the best kit. Just needed the right people. *Give us what you've got.* *We'll figure out the rest.*