Nothing Stops This Train

Luke Gromen. Lyn Alden. New budget. Same debt. Hear it coming. NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Borrow more cash, stack the debt again. Swap who’s driving, same bills remain— NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Gold bars stacked, Bitcoin keys, Big house bills and rising fees. Sun comes out, then here comes rain— NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Lyn Alden counts what they promised to pay, Checks going out every month, every day. Pensions and care take their seats in a row, Interest climbs as the old debts grow. “Cut that spending!” They shout, they yell, “Touch my check? Go straight to hell.” Everybody’s tough till their check gets clipped, Then they grab that rail with a white-knuckle grip. Liberals, conservatives, both campaign, Promise big cuts, then explain, explain. Change those seats, but the bills remain— New hands driving this same damn train. Club dues rise and the school wants more, Beach house repairs cost twice as before. Wealth went up, but so did the drain, Even my driveway hears this train. NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Borrow more cash, stack the debt again. Swap who’s driving, same bills remain— NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Gold bars stacked, Bitcoin keys, Big house bills and rising fees. Sun comes out, then here comes rain— NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Luke Gromen looks at the loans coming due, Old rates gone, higher rates on the new. Raise that cost, try to cool that heat, Now more interest needs its own damn seat. Pull those brakes till the steel starts screaming, Debt keeps rolling while the suits keep scheming. Pay those bills, keep the wheels in motion, Less buying power—that’s the fear, that’s the notion. Same check lands, but it buys less wine, Same beach view, bigger bill each time. Kitchen quote doubled, I’m checking the math, Those cabinets can wait—keep the gold in the stash. Gold in the safe, got weight in my palm, Bitcoin keys, trying to keep my calm. Both can drop, put a dent in the gain, Neither one stops this government train. NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Borrow more cash, stack the debt again. Swap who’s driving, same bills remain— NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Gold bars stacked, Bitcoin keys, Big house bills and rising fees. Sun comes out, then here comes rain— NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Friends raise glasses: “Look what we made!” Then the next school bill eats the last upgrade. Dinner for two, and the bill runs steep, Even a night out ain’t coming cheap. House worth more, got a beautiful view, Tax man noticed—he wants more too. Paper gains got me feeling elite, Real-life bills bring me back to my seat. This train can slow, take a bend, take time, Prices can cool while the debts still climb. No crash date, no straight-line ride, Still got years of those bills inside. Luke Gromen, Lyn Alden—watch that chain, New debt hooked to the old again. Speech after speech says change is near, Steel on steel is all I hear. NOTHING STOPS THIS TRAIN! Borrow more cash, stack the debt again. Liberals, conservatives—same refrain, New hands driving, same bills remain! Gold bars stacked, Bitcoin keys, Trying to guard what I worked to keep. Through that sunshine, through that rain— NOTHING! STOPS! THIS! TRAIN! They promise we’ll be fine. We finish the wine. Next bill arrives— Right on time.