Bailout Blues
I've been working on this song for a couple of weeks, and I just posted a version on the tube.
Lyrics:
Bailout Blues
Lost Hills
Johnny works construction
When there's work to be had.
He fell behind on his child support,
Now he's a dead beat dad.
They took away his license,
Now he ain't supposed to drive.
Now how's gonna do
What he has to do to survive?
Now he's driving in to Oildale
To pick up his son.
He gets pulled over for a burned out tail light
And his troubles really begun
Now he's staring at the pavement
As the tow truck hauls his pick-up away.
Johnny needs a bailout--
But it ain't comin' today....
Johnny needs a job
That will pay a living wage.
So he can pay his bills on time
And hold his head up straight.
It ain't his fault no one's buying houses these days.
Johnny needs a bailout--
But it ain't comin' today...
Johnny's ex-wife, Susan,
Has been a waitress for years.
Now she's working two jobs,
But they've both cut back her hours.
Both her ex-husbands are out of work
And about out of time.
She's got two beautuful kids
That need more than what she can provide.
Now she's waitin' on Johnny
To come pick up little Joe.
She doesn't know that he's standing
There alone by the side of the road.
And Joe keeps asking,
"How come my Daddy's so late?"
Susan needs a bailout--
But it ain't comin' today....
Susan needs a bailout
in the worst kind of way,
Maybe she should change her name
To A.I.G.
If she had an office on Wall Street
The government would rush to her aid.
Susan needs a bailout--
But it ain't comin' today...
Susan's parents, Bob and Helen,
Have worked hard all their lives.
Well, they never got rich,
But they've done all right.
They were thinking about retiring early,
But that's not to be.
Because everything they've worked for
Has up and blown away.
They had some money with an invester
That turned out to be a fraud.
Bob's pension disappeared
When his company went belly up.
Now they're looking through the want ads
For anything that pays minimum wage.
Bob and Helen need a bailout--
But it ain't comin' today....
Bob and Helen need a bailout
Because they've worked hard all their lives.
They shouldn't have to be flippin' burgers
Or standing in a wellfare line.
And the president's on the radio
Saying, "Everything's gonna be okay!"
Bob and Helen need a bailout--
But it ain't comin' today...
Now Johnny's picking up cans by the roadside
Just to get himself a beer
And Susan's getting letters from the landlord
By certified mail.
Bob and Helen are selling their furniture
Just to help out Sue.
And little Joe's left wondering
What happened to the world he once knew.
America needs a bailout,
But it ain't comin' today.
Ain't no check in the mail,
Ain't no help on the way.
Seven Hundred Billion
To the crooks that put us in this place.
And the president's on the TV
Saying, "Everything's gonna be okay!"
America needs a bailout--
But it ain't comin' today...
Hell, I could use one, Brother--
And I need it today.
Comments
its sad cus these politicians act like they care in election year , kissing babies and saying anything to get elected but they all bow down at the same altar and worship the same God $$$$$$$
I remember the lyrics .. Lets kill all the lawyers . lets kill em tonight? well we need to change lawyers to politicians
Thanks Tino. It's easy to get caught up in partisan left/right politics in an election year like we just passed through, but, truthfully, the two major parties both get their money from the same corporations. And those corporations always win either way. It's obscene to watch our government shovelling money at banks that are foreclosing on our homes while ordinary working class people are left to fend for themselves. As you say, the very people that created this mess are now profiting from it and we are left holding the bag...
I love the song Bail Out Blues . I think its now our "Regular Joe's National Anthem " I never thought about it but... and I dint consider my self a conspiracy theory person but... maybe just maybe the big money people AIG types created this whole mess, and now they are being rewarded with those big bailouts and we are left with our hands in our pockets in the unemployment line . and how are we and our kids going to pay for these bail outs if we dint even have a job .