THE AMERICAN WAY

Free money! Free money!
Get it while it's hot!
Use it all, lose it all
whether it's 28% or not.

Credit!

What a marvel of modern science.
Even Einstein was amazed.
For the few to control the many
we make cash the impossible reliance.

We only have them for emergencies,
we lie to ourselves, out of control,
as we use them on every urgency.
Then panic begins to tighten
with an income change or loss.
The world begins to frighten
with minimum wage, high cost.
No full time, long term security,
only the American Way.
Their offering another credit card,
let's accept it with alacrity.
Ten is not enough,
stuff our wallets and our purses
while we're at it folks.

Let's pretend we're rich!

Never thinking... Pay-back's a Bitch!
Hide our heads in the sand.
Don't answer the phone
it might be a creditor,
another wage slave drone.

If you haven't been train to plastic,
for your sake don't start now.
Keep your self free
of the American Way.

Pay cash... and feel fantastic.

Linda McGeary
(c) 10.10.98