Does being in debt feel just like a long-lost friend?

Well just wait around 'cause the desperation's kicking in

And it's already starting to mix with

One of my best pieces of fiction

And it's called "I'll be getting by and I'll make ends meet"

Does the forty-hour week have you bent at the knees?

And you can't even see that everything's kept just out of reach

Ever get that funny feeling that your future's not gonna be bought cheap

And that For Sale sign that's hanging on your neck might as well spell "defeat"

And it's already starting to mix with

One of my best pieces of fiction

And it's called "I'll be getting by and I'll make ends meet"

Does the forty-hour week have you bent at the knees?

And you can't even see that everything's kept just out of reach

My American dream is to have it

A little bit better than my parents ever had it

My American dream is to have it

A little bit better than my parents ever had it

My American dream is to have it

A little bit better than "It's just a force of habit"

My American dream is to have it

A little bit better than my parents ever had it