You’ll pay, debtor, pay,
If congress has its way;
You will work each day
Credit card debt to allay,
No, relief, from bankruptcy,
Just pay, debtor, pay.

High int’rest rates compound your nut,
And pretty soon you’re stuck in a deep debt rut;
There’s no escape anyone foresees,
‘Cause the banks keep adding on new fines and fees.

You’ll pay, debtor, pay,
If congress has its way;
You will work each day
Watch the good life slip away,
No, relief, from bankruptcy,
Just pay, debtor, pay

Forget car payments and household bills,
Forget the heart condition that requires costly pills,
Forget those plans for the kids’ college,
Welcome to the land of indentured peonage.

You’ll pay, debtor, pay,
If congress has its way;
You will work each day
Lending banks you will obey,
No, relief, from bankruptcy,
Just pay, debtor, pay.
Forecast?
Most dire.

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