from the town of detroit where my job is secure yeah secure in the fact now that it s gone for good yeah so i ll scrimp and i ll scrape at this pension i saved so it should be gone by the end of the day yeah the power s out is there no luck in sight yeah the power s out hope it s just for the night yeah the power s out anothe kick in the head i m so poor at this living i d be richer off wrap me up in your silver then roll me in gold yeah then ice up this whiskey til it s nice and cold yeah forgive me for dreaming it s all i have left except this pending foreclosure and mountains of debt yeah the power s out well there s fuck all to see yeah the power s out like this economy yeah the power s out guess it s par for the course unless you re a blood sucking leech ceo ceo so i guess the good lord has forgotten about me and me like himself my old trade s carpentry i could build him a cross with one hand behind back and the other three nails case he gives me the sack yeah the power s out the poor dog has left home yeah the power s out couldn t ford him a bone yeah the power s out it s the trickle effect today it s just me but tomorrow ye rest yeah the power s out yeah the power s out yeah the power s out yeah the power so don t spend your taxes on men on the moon yeah we ve been there before and we left pretty soon yeah the grass will be greener one day i expect when the earth will catch fire then replenish itself from the town of detroit where we fight til we drop yeah we don t want your pity we just want a job yeah there s no shame in us asking with some self respect but don t leave it much longer we re human at best yeah the power s out well there s fuck all to see yeah the power s out like this economy yeah the power s out guess it s par for the course unless you re a blood sucking leech ceo ceo ceo ceo the ceo must go yeah the power s out yeah the power s out yeah the power s out yeah the power s out power s out the power s out from the town of detroit where we fight til we drop from the town of detroit where my job is secure cause the power s out