[00:00.000] [00:09.000]When I was a kid, candy was a nickel [00:15.000]Had some roller skates and a red bicycle [00:21.000]It was the land of the brave, home of the free [00:24.000]Some of our jobs jumped over the sea [00:27.000]It was a high price to pay [00:30.000]You're gettin' more for your money today [00:35.000]Way back then Daddy had his own business [00:40.000]He was a self-made man, he was independent [00:47.000]Then they opened this store, took up a city block [00:50.000]Whatever you need you know they got it [00:53.000]It was a high price to pay [00:56.000]You're gettin' more for your money today [00:59.999]Well, I needed a part for my washing machine [01:03.999]They picked up the call in the Philippines [01:05.998]I got a Chinese phone and a Japanese car [01:08.998]But the gasoline takes me twice as far [01:12.998]Let's pick it, boys [01:40.000]Bernie Madoff with the rich folks' money [01:46.000]They didn't think that was very funny [01:52.000]Well, the Dow is up but the chips are down [01:55.000]And there ain't very many good jobs around [01:58.000]It was a high price to pay [02:00.998]To get more for your money today [02:05.998]Last night I had a terrible dream [02:12.000]I was eatin' these cookies and chocolate ice cream [02:18.000]And the government didn't want to pay the debt [02:21.000]And the whole damn country got repossessed [02:24.000]It was a high price to pay [02:27.000]To get more for your money today [02:30.000]It was a high price to pay [02:33.000]You're gettin' more [02:35.000]For your money today