| My daddy taught me in this country everyone’s the same |
| You work hard for your dollar and you never pass the blame |
| When it don’t go your way |
| Now I see all these big shots whining on my evening news |
| About how they’re losing billions |
| And it’s up to me and you to come running to the rescue |
| Well pardon me if I don’t shed a tear |
| Cause they’re selling make-believe |
| And we don’t buy that here |
| Cause in the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town |
| And DC’s bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground |
| While they’re living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town |
| Here in the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| Here in the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| Well that old man’s been working in that plant most all his life |
| Now his pension plan’s been cut in half and he can’t afford to die |
| And it’s a crying shame, cause he ain’t the one to blame |
| When I look down to see his calloused hands |
| Well let me tell you friend it gets me fightin' mad |
| Because in the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town |
| And DC’s bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground |
| While they’re living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town |
| Here in the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| While they’re living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town |
| Here in the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| Here in the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| In the real world they’re shuttin' Detroit down |
| They’re shuttin' Detroit down |