Every day, the deficit grows You spend more than you own My Papa always said to me, yeah "You keep a close eye on your authority" Yeah, yeah 'Cause you say that you care And I was unaware And you say that you care And I was unaware And every day, taxes increase So is this our land or is this our lease? Papa said, "Son, it's the land of the free," yeah, yeah As he broke his back trying to make ends meet, yeah And, oh, you say that you care And I was unaware And you say that you care And I was unaware 'Cause all you do is push, pull, tear We can't stretch it any farther Push, pull, tear We can't stretch it any farther Push, oh, pull, tear We can't stretch it any farther Push, pull, and tear You say that you care, yeah And I was unaware, yeah And you say that you care, yeah