Burgers of Wrath

Crossing the land

On vacation

Saw lots of families

So much like ours

All they got left

Piled in their cars

Can't get those desperate faces

Off our minds

But now we're stuck

On that same road

Company shipped our jobs

To Mexico

Soup is good food

You made a good meal

But don't blame us

Blame the Japanese

Seasons of rust

Age of decline

Make cars that fall apart

People get wise

More sour grapes that never

Turn into wine

Just Burgers of wrath

Reached the Northwest

There's nothing left

Forest strip-mined away

The fish are dead

Executives

Twist things around

Got people they wiped out

All blaming owls

The ranger says she hates to

As she kicks us out

Our 30 days are up

At this campground

Tourist yell, "Get a job!"

There's none around

Just burgers of wrath

Par for the course

We're on the streets

Whole family begging change

In fog city

New job don't mean

Roof over our heads

Can't save enough

For first and last months rent

Try not to snap

Don't hit the kids

It's bad enough

Growing up like this

A storage space

Guard shines a light

We huddle in our locker

Quiet as mice

Just like mice

We've even got

Tuberculosis on the rise

Thousand more banks fail

Yet, the crisis is denied

President says, "Sacrifice..."

There's no new deal this time

Just burgers of wrath

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