I actually wrote this months before the recent economic meltdown, and yet it still works. Here's a clip from the last show, lyrics below.
-winlar
Welcome to the Country
By Winlar
2008
Welcome newborns to this world of ours
Welcome to the planet’s greatest nation
Where wealth abounds and there is still some economic growth
Marginally once you’ve adjusted for inflation
I know you’ll have a life of love and prosperity
Doin’ whatever you’ll be doin’
Despite the fact that decades of bad
Economic practices will surely lead us to impending ruin
Oh may you have a wonderful life
With joy and love and even weekend days off
At least until our monetary system collapses
And society spirals into chaos
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You’ll have a sparkling life
Despite the pending strife
Don’t worry about this, not yet
I know you’re just days old
So you have not been told
You were born nine trillion dollars in debt
So as you grow, and go, you know
That life is mostly all fun and cheers
Especially when you’ve shunned fiscal responsibility
Like we’ve been doing lo these 30 years
But don’t you sweat the post-apocalyptic hell that we will soon live in
Get that out of your head
That economic nightmare is still many years away
And by that time both your parents will be dead!
Oh may you have a wonderful life
And stay on the right side of the layoffs
At least until our monetary system collapses
And society spirals into chaos
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All this is years away
Don’t let it ruin your day
So what if our currency is flawed?
It’s possible you may
Not even live to that day
Oh, and by the way there is no God
Life will always have its triumphs and its crises
There’s a fine line there I guess will always be
But even finer is that finer line that any day could snap
Between our civil code and violent anarchy
But you know crisis means the same as opportunity
It’s possible things will turn out neat
So good luck outrunning all the godless starving hordes
Who’ll want to kill you just because they need the meat
I know you’ll have a wonderful life
I’ll bet your team always makes the playoffs
At least until our monetary system collapses and \
Society spirals into chaos
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