The Powers Out

Flogging Molly - The Power's Out


From the town of Detroit where my job is secure yeah
Secure in the fact now that its gone for good yeah
So Ill scrimp and Ill scrape at this pension I saved
So it should be gone by the end of the day

Yeah the powers out
Is there no luck in sight?
Yeah the powers out
Hope its just for the night
Yeah the powers out
Another kick in the head
Im so poor at this living Id be richer off...

Wrap me up in your silver then roll me in gold yeah
Then ice up this whiskey til its nice and cold yeah
Forgive me for dreaming its all I have left
Except this pending foreclosure and mountains of debt

Yeah the powers out
Well theres f*ck all to see
Yeah the powers out
Like this economy
Yeah the powers out
Guess its par for the course
Unless youre a blood sucking leech CEO , CEO

So I guess the good lord has forgotten about me
And me like himself my old trades 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 powers out
The poor dog has left home
Yeah the powers out
Couldnt ford him a bone
Yeah the powers out
Its the trickle effect
Today its just me but tomorrow ye rest

Yeah the powers out
Yeah the powers out
Yeah the powers out
Yeah the power...

So dont spend your taxes on men on the moon yeah
Weve been there before and we left pretty soon yeah
The grass 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 dont want your pity we just want a job yeah
Theres no shame in us asking with some self-respect
But dont leave it much longer; were human at best

Yeah the powers out
Well theres f*ck all to see
Yeah the powers out
Like this economy
Yeah the powers out
Guess its par for the course
Unless youre a blood sucking leech CEO, CEO, CEO, CEO
The CEO must go

Yeah the powers out
Yeah the powers out
Yeah the powers out
Yeah the powers out
From the town of Detroit where we fight til we drop
From the town of Detroit where my job is secure
Cause the powers out