Red, White & Pink Slip Blues
I used to love this town
And this neighborhood
The streets were safe
The schools were good
The mill was hummin', 24-7
I was foreman on the line, three to 11
But 18 months and two days ago
The mill closed down, and moved to Mexico
I've paid my bills, I've paid my dues
And I've paid my share of taxes, too
Now I can't buy my baby shoes
I've got these red, white, and pink slip blues
I hide the pickup truck
In Ricky Brown's garage
(Over on the next block)
'Cause there's a repo man to dodge
I slip out the back door
Lord, I never thought I'd live to see this day
We're gonna need that truck
When they come to take the house away
I've paid my bills, I've paid my dues
I've paid my share of taxes, too
Now I can't even buy my little baby shoes
I've got these red, white, and damn pink slip blues
You know I love my country
And I'm not one to complain
But there's a lot of us that feel like
We've been left stranded here
Out in the rain
I've paid my bills, I've paid my dues
I've paid my share of taxes, too
Now I can't buy my kids no shoes
I've got these red, white, pink slip blues
(Is anybody listenin'?)
Hey, politicians, we're talkin' to you
(Is anybody listenin'?)
Are you gonna help us pull on through?
And this neighborhood
The streets were safe
The schools were good
The mill was hummin', 24-7
I was foreman on the line, three to 11
But 18 months and two days ago
The mill closed down, and moved to Mexico
I've paid my bills, I've paid my dues
And I've paid my share of taxes, too
Now I can't buy my baby shoes
I've got these red, white, and pink slip blues
I hide the pickup truck
In Ricky Brown's garage
(Over on the next block)
'Cause there's a repo man to dodge
I slip out the back door
Lord, I never thought I'd live to see this day
We're gonna need that truck
When they come to take the house away
I've paid my bills, I've paid my dues
I've paid my share of taxes, too
Now I can't even buy my little baby shoes
I've got these red, white, and damn pink slip blues
You know I love my country
And I'm not one to complain
But there's a lot of us that feel like
We've been left stranded here
Out in the rain
I've paid my bills, I've paid my dues
I've paid my share of taxes, too
Now I can't buy my kids no shoes
I've got these red, white, pink slip blues
(Is anybody listenin'?)
Hey, politicians, we're talkin' to you
(Is anybody listenin'?)
Are you gonna help us pull on through?
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Jones, Arthur W Iii Tower
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