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 humming 24/7,

I was foreman on the line 3 to 11

but 18 months and 2 days ago

the mill closed down

and moved to Mexico

I paid my bills, I paid my dues

and I paid my share of taxes too

now I can't buy my baby shoes

I got these red, white, & pink slip blues

I hide the pickup truck in Ricky Brown's garage (over on the next block)

cause there's a repo 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 paid my bills, I paid my dues

and I paid my share of taxes too

now I can't buy my baby shoes

I got these red, white, & pink slip blues

I paid my bills, I paid my dues

I paid my share of taxes too

now I can't even buy my little baby shoes

I got these red, white, & damn pink slip blues

You know I love my country

and I'm not wandering away

but there's a lot of us

that feel like we've been stranded here out in the rain

I paid my bills, I paid my dues

and I paid my share of taxes too

now I can't buy my baby shoes

I got these red, white, & pink slip blues

I paid my bills, I paid my dues

I paid my share of taxes too

now I can't buy my kids no shoes

I got these red, white, pink slip blues

Is anybody listening

Hey politicians we're talking to you

(Is anybody listening)

Are you gonna help us pull on through