Debt, Debt, Debt, Debt
The government in washington
Is swimming in red ink;
Many cities, states and counties totter
On the fiscal brink;
Against yen and pound and euros
Our poor dollars daily sink;
‘Twixt present wants and future needs
There’s a scary missing link.
Debt, debt, debt, debt,
Debt, debt, debt, debt.
These days we’re asked to just ignore
Those underfunded pensions;
Whether government or corp’rate it’s thought
Tastless to make mentions;
Though the shortfalls here are truly of
Astonishing dimensions;
Most officials seem determined not
To give it their attentions.
Debt, debt, debt, debt,
Debt, debt, debt, debt.
There is spending by the Pentagon
We aren’t even counting;
Voting seniors make it certain their
Own perks will keep on mounting;
When the Beltway does its shopping it
Don’t ask for deep discounting;
All that keeps this ship from sinking now
Is slick shell-game accounting.
Debt, debt, debt., debt,
Debt, debt, debt, debt.
What’s the thinking of the people who
This mount of debt do spawn?
Since the problems ain’t immediate
They treat it with a yawn;
They know commuppance here awaits
A very distant dawn;
It’s their bequest to their kiddie’s kids
Long after they are gone.
Debt, debt, debt, debt,
Debt, debt, debt, debt,
Debt, debt, debt, debt.
Debt......
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