red, white & pink slip blues

i used to love this town and this neighborhood

the streets were safe

the schools were good

the mill was hummin' twenty-four seven

i was formin' on the line

three to eleven

but eighteen months

two days ago

the mill closed down and moved to mexico

i payed my bills

i payed my dues

i payed my share of taxes too

now i cant buy my baby shoes

ive got the red

white

pink-slip blues

i hide the pickup truck in ricky browns garage

over on the next block

cause there's repo's to dodge

i slip out the back door lord

i never thought id live to see this day

where gonna need that truck when they come to take the house away

you know i love my country and i'm not one to complain

but there's a lot of us that feel like we've been left out here

out in the rain

i payed my bills

i payed my dues

i payed my share of taxes too

now i cant buy my little baby shoes