Loudon Wainwright Iii - Fear Itself lyrics

Everybody's scared everybody's nervous everybody feelin' uptight Nobody knows when the hammer's comin' down Might be today tomorrow or tonight Everybody's talkin' 'bout 1929 80 long years ago In the 70s we waited for gas on a line Man that seems like next to nothin' now you know Bought myself a house over in the valley Thought I had a money makin' machine Can't sell the place now I'm in a dark alley Livin' the American dream You know that job I always said that I hated Well, yesterday they gave me the sack Lovin' your work is so damn overrated I sure wish to God I had that job back Check out the illegals standin' on the corner Watchin' all the cars go by Lord they used to look bored but now they're lookin' hungry You can see the desperation in their eyes I guess you're glad you got yourself a college education That oughta come in handy one day Why I just read about a guy robbed a fillin' station On account of college loans he had to pay (back) It's pretty bad here but it's really bad there And in Iceland there's a riot goin 'on In L.A. they're shuttin' down the DMV on Friday Now the weekend feels a little too long You got depression and recession Inflation and deflation Lord it messin' with my heart and soul and brains I'm sick of all the stimulation I need a long vacation I'll take along a book by Maynard Keynes Grandma used to tell us how she lived through the depression And the best way out is always right through But she was mean and crazy just a nasty old lady Stay in bed that's what I'm gonna do