More for Your Money - Keb' Mo'

When I was a kid, candy was a nickel

Had some roller skates and a red bicycle

It was the land of the brave, home of the free

Some of our jobs jumped over the sea

It was a high price to pay

You’re gettin' more for your money today

Way back then Daddy had his own business

He was a self-made man, he was independent

Then they opened this store, took up a city block

Whatever you need you know they got it

It was a high price to pay

You’re gettin' more for your money today

Well, I needed a part for my washing machine

They picked up the call in the Philippines

I got a Chinese phone and a Japanese car

But the gasoline takes me twice as far

Let’s pick it, boys…

Bernie Madoff with the rich folks' money

They didn’t think that was very funny

Well, the Dow is up but the chips are down

And there ain’t very many good jobs around

It was a high price to pay

To get more for your money today

Last night I had a terrible dream

I was eatin' these cookies and chocolate ice cream

And the government didn’t want to pay the debt

And the whole damn country got repossessed

It was a high price to pay

To get more for your money today

It was a high price to pay

You’re gettin' more

For your money today