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Ballad of the Housing Bubble

from World Of Your Dreams by The Love Markets

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lyrics

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
I can't drive a used one, I'm not like my friends
I need so much more, Lord, it's my destiny
So show me you love me and make me rich & free

My Mercedes Benz, Lord, my nights on the town
I prayed and I prayed but you never sent 'em down
Then I got that letter, you had it sent to me:
These things can be mine through my home equity

I've been selected
You've been selected
For a special offer, profits guaranteed
Just close your eyes, madame
Arbeit macht frei, madame
Sign here and you'll be living rich and free

Now you can buy, madame, and you can sell
Your wish came true, madame, you're looking swell
Now you can sell, madame, and you can buy
Take all the hogs you want for livin' high

The old folks, they say Lord we're in for a crash
They say it ain't money if it ain't cash
But not folks like me, Lord, cause I'm rich and free
And so says the realtor that You sent to me

Well now things look bad, Lord, it must be a test
My flat screen TV, Lord, is being repossessed
My mortgage is triple, my Benz history
And I'm singing this song now to say "Lord, why me?"

I've been selected
You've been selected
And they're coming soon to put us on the street
Just close your eyes, madame
Good luck, goodbye madame
What the bankers rolled controlled your destiny

You cannot sell, madame, you cannot buy
We've taken all your hogs for livin' high
You cannot buy, madame, you cannot sell
And we've taken all the wishes from the well

La da da da da da, la da da di
If I can't sell, my Lord, I cannot buy
If I can't buy, my God, I cannot sell
Won't you send those filthy bankers straight to hell?

And now you see
Only bankers are the ones still rich and free

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from World Of Your Dreams, released August 10, 2013
Music & lyrics: Angie Louise (ASCAP)

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The Love Markets Seattle, Washington

Weimar Berlin meets New Orleans! The Love Markets bring bite and soul to their modern mashup of bordello brass, funky bass and sultry cabaret rhythm, luring you into alleys haunted by pulp heroines and speakeasies rich with subversion.

"Irresistible.. A deliciously dark carnival."
-Seattle Magazine

"Ruffle-clad ruffians...Angie Louise is a singer- songwriter with fearsome chops."
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