[00:02.83]From the town of Detroit where my job is secure yeah [00:11.50]Secure in the fact now that it's gone for good yeah [00:17.44]So I'll scrimp and I'll scrape at this pension I saved [00:21.24]So it should be gone by the end of the day
[00:25.61]Yeah the power's out [00:27.42]Is there no luck in sight? [00:29.54]Yeah the power's out [00:31.66]Hope it's just for the night [00:33.85]Yeah the power's out [00:35.84]Another kick in the head [00:37.84]I'm so poor at this living I'd be richer off... [00:42.65] [00:51.19]Wrap me up in your silver then roll me gold yeah [00:55.38]Then ice up this whiskey 'til it's nice and cold yeah [01:00.18]Forgive me for dreaming it's all I have left [01:04.92]Except this pending foreclosure and mountains of debt
[01:09.42]Yeah the power's out [01:11.79]Well there's fuck all to see [01:13.60]Yeah the power's out [01:15.91]Like this economy [01:18.03]Yeah the power's out [01:20.15]Guess it's par for the course [01:22.71]Unless you're a blood sucking leech CEO, CEO [01:29.51] [01:32.50]So I guess the good lord has forgotten about me [01:36.93]And me like himself my old trade's carpentry [01:41.30]I could build him a cross with one hand behind back [01:46.67]And the other three nails 'case he gives me the sack
[01:51.10]Yeah the power's out [01:52.72]The poor dog has left home [01:54.97]Yeah the power's out [01:56.65]Couldn't 'ford him a bone [01:58.84]Yeah the power's out [02:01.02]It's the trickle effect [02:03.27]Today it's just me but tomorrow ye rest [02:08.07] [02:26.92]Yeah the power's out [02:28.98]Yeah the power's out [02:31.10]Yeah the power's out [02:34.03]Yeah the power... [02:38.52] [02:40.71]So don't spend your taxes on men on the moon yeah [02:43.89]We've been there before and we left pretty soon yeah [02:48.69]The grass will be greener one day I expect [02:53.19]When the earth will catch fire then replenish itself
[02:58.30]From the town of Detroit where we fight 'til we drop yeah [03:03.24]We don't want your pity we just want a job yeah [03:06.99]There's no shame in us asking with some self-respect [03:11.17]But don't leave it much longer; we're human at best [03:15.54] [03:16.35]Yeah the power's out [03:17.72]Well there's fuck all to see [03:19.78]Yeah the power's out [03:21.59]Like this economy [03:23.71]Yeah the power's out [03:25.90]Guess it's par for the course [03:27.83]Unless you're a blood sucking leech CEO, CEO, CEO, CEO [03:39.44]The CEO must go [03:45.99] [03:54.97]Yeah the power's out [03:56.60]Yeah the power's out [03:58.97]Yeah the power's out [04:01.84]Yeah the power's out [04:09.89]Power's out, the power's out [04:14.88]From the town of Detroit where we fight 'til we drop [04:19.81]From the town of Detroit where my job is secure [04:25.61]'Cause the power's out