Lyric discussion by CinnamonJane 

Cover art for The Ballad of the RAA lyrics by Rural Alberta Advantage, The

I think the chorus is talking about the things he's traded, moving from AB to ON: [?] for Dundas, my parents for your dad, the Rockies for the Great Lakes.. The [?] is probably some street in AB; I wish I knew which.

No no. The song pertains to moving from Alberta to Ontario ("left the wild rose," Alberta's flower), specifically from Strathcona (errrrrr, Edmonton) to Downtown Toronto. Dundas is a neighbourhood/street in Toronto, and Garneau is my old hood in Edmonton; a wicked part of town really.

Ergo, the protagonist traded "the Rockies," the mountain chain in Alberta/BC for the "Great Lakes," in the move, along with the immediacy of certain familial relationships. Such A Great Track.

Garneau is my current 'hood. A great part of town. Wouldn't swap it for any other neighbourhood! This is just a fantastic song!