Rock Around a Neck

The stock market
makes homeless of us all
As our cash
which had value becomes cash valueless
The jobs begin to dry up
to those
nearest retirement
The boomers are out
of work and out of
money What happened to
the greatest transfer
of wealth in history
did someone take the stopper
from the tub
who is circling the
drain
Where did the money
go, and how did it
Get there so quickly
The only good business
now? Pawn Shops, graveyards
and soup lines But
who is left to donate
to charity
I met a man today
He was selling his
house- what would he do
with his proceeds What proceeds
He was selling short
He was,$180,000 down
I met a man today
who worked as
a biller all his life
A woman who worked
as a auto claims
adjuster- a salesman
of high end
clothing- What
are they going to do
now What are their transferable
skills Can they work for $8 an hour
Who will hire them
when they've been
making $40,000 or
$50,000 or $80,000
What skill will
they transfer
My back hurts
and I have trouble keeping up
with
physical labor
Who will hire me
What ditch will
I dig
My wife
of 30 years got
called into her
bosses office
she was offered a 20% salary cut
not a raise, a cut
not a raise, a cut
When they raise you you get
3% and 4% it takes you years
to make it grow
When they cut its the head
or the arm
a hack with
a dull rusty
blade, oh course
she took it
she's already working two jobs
at one
7:00 in the morning
till 9:00 at night
weekends too-
we all take it
What can you do?
She can't even look
for another job
too busy working
Maybe if I left her
she wouldn't have to work so hard
I'm all crippled up
and broke, a rock
around the neck
of my love, how'd
I get to this place
a rock
around a neck