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 Another 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 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 f** 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 s**ing 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 gra** 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 f** 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 s**ing 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