Shuttin' Detroit Down

My daddy taught me in this country everyone's the same

You work hard for your dollar and you never pass the blame

When it don't go your way



Now I see all these big shots whinin' on my evening news

They say they're losin' billions and it's up to me and you

To come runnin' to the rescue



Well, pardon me if I don't shed a tear

But they're sellin' make believe and we don't buy that here



'Cause in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town

And DC's bailin' out them bankers as the farmers auction ground



Yeah, while they're living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town

Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down



Well, that old man's been workin' in that plant most all his life

Now his pension plan's been cut in half and he can't afford to die

And it's a cryin' shame 'cause he ain't the one to blame



And when I look down and see those calloused hands

Well, let me tell you friend it makes me fightin' mad



Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town

And DC's bailin' out them bankers as the farmers auction ground



Yeah, while they're livin' it up on Wall Street in that New York City town

Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down



In the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town

DC's bailin' out them bankers as the farmers auction ground



Yeah, while they're livin' it up on Wall Street in that New York City town

Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

In the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

In the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down