Crunching the Numbers

We fell on harder times than we had known before

Heading for tomorrow full of fear

Unemployment riding high, the country on its knees

Heading for disaster so it seems

[Chorus I:]

We worked so hard but for no return

Money just slipping through our hands

What can we do now but carry on

Fingers to the bone

[Chorus II:]

Don't believe the things you read or see upon the TV screen

From your own conclusions, practice what you preach

Time has come to realise, economy is jeopardised

Where does that leave us now?

[Chorus III:]

Crunching the numbers is all we can do

Hope there's enough left for me and you

Cross the line, the great divide

Crunching the numbers from black into red

Hope to survive, not to end up dead

Can this be what is left for me?

We put our trust in those who said they wouldn't fail

Find the right investment for us all

Stocks and shares and banking institutions up for sale

Everything we worked for ends in tears

[Chorus I]

[Chorus II]

[Chorus III]

[Solo / Interlude]

[Chorus III]