John T. Wurzer - Socialized Capitalism Lyrics

In a corona virus bar with a tiny squeeze of lime
Sits a masked man 62 years old, his stool six feet from mine
He's been laid off from the Hallmark plant, retirement plans in shards
Because best wishes aren't essential, and no one is buying greeting cards

In the land of the free and the home of the brave
Either you're too big to fail or you're too small to save
Laws are written for the rich while the poor grasp at straws
Because money is power and those in power pass the laws
And they always will

The greatest country in the world is mine so I've been told
If you don't like it move to Canada or some other socialist stronghold
We are the capital of capitalism; you can see it in our eyes
Until big business is in trouble and we start to socialize
If an investment bank goes down the tubes we have to bail them out
But if a shop owner goes bankrupt it's their fault without a doubt
Small businesses can come and go into the great beyond
But the Feds would put a stop to it for Apple or Amazon

In the land of the free and the home of the brave
Either you're too big to fail or you're too small to save
Laws are written for the rich while the poor grasp at straws
Because money is power and those in power pass the laws
And they always will

I've been pondering all night the growing income gap
While the wealthy bitch about taxes and the homeless ain't got crap
And I wonder as I sit and watch the evening sun go down
Is it setting on my country, or will we rise and come back around

In the land of the free and the home of the brave
Either you're too big to fail or you're too small to save
Laws are written for the rich while the poor grasp at straws
Because money is power and those in power pass the laws
And they always will