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Bailing Out The Big Boys

from Coming From The End by Richard Thorne

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lyrics

Well they’ve gone and messed it up again.
Seems to happen every now and then.
They’re running up a tab while someone else is doing the lending
When you’re spending someone else’s money,
The world‘s your oyster, the days are always sunny.
But we all know what happens when we get to the ending .

CHORUS
We’re bailing out the big boys,
So they can keep their toys.
We all need to be a little understanding.
When you are falling from the top,
You need a cushion to lighten the shock.
And a golden parachute to soften the landing.

Six thousand dollars for a shower curtain.
Somewhere there’s six thousand hurting.
Trying to make it through the day on a minimum wage.
But when you’re pulling in ten thousand an hour.
Holed up in your luxury tower.
It’s kind of hard to be on the same page.

We’re bailing out the big boys,
So they can keep their toys.
We all need to be a little understanding.
When you are falling from the top,
You need a cushion to lighten the shock.
And a golden parachute to soften the landing.

Easy come ,easy go
Watch how the money flows.
The well intentioned never lie.
They just let the rumors fly.

They say that greed is good for motivation.
Makes you want to spend, have a celebration
Keep the wheels a turning until you hit pay day.
But when you see them come around to collect,
From the hapless victims of the latest train wreck.
Don’t be too surprised when you hear them say.

We’re bailing out the big boys,
So they can keep their toys.
We all need to be a little understanding.
Cause when you are falling from the top,
You need a cushion to lighten the shock.
And a golden parachute to soften the landing.
We could all use a parachute to soften the landing.

credits

from Coming From The End, released April 13, 2012
Richard Thorne : vocals , guitars , drums
Jonathan Silverman : electric bass
Bill Hauser : tenor sax

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