The Worlds of Boom and Bust

[Verse 1] A baker counts the flour Then the rent comes due Stacks of little choices In a ledger blue One week the ovens roar Next week they slow down A cart of peaches spoiled On the edge of town [Pre-Chorus] Some say it’s all demand Some say it’s all supply Some say the crowd gets spooked And that’s when dreams dry [Chorus] Why the boom Why the bust Why does the wheel Turn over us Boom and bust Boom and bust We keep on asking Who can we trust [Verse 2] One old voice says money Moves the whole parade When loans get cheap and easy Fools get overpaid One old voice says wages Won’t bend fast enough So firms cut back their orders And the winter gets rough [Pre-Chorus] Some blame credit burning Some blame stubborn rules Some blame crowded markets And the broken tools [Chorus] Why the boom Why the bust Why does the wheel Turn over us Boom and bust Boom and bust We keep on asking Who can we trust [Bridge] Maybe it’s a thousand hands Pulling in the dark Maybe it’s one small spark That sets the whole thing off Fear can crowd a hallway Greed can fill a room A single empty cart wheel Can echo like a doom [Final Chorus] Why the boom Why the bust Why does the wheel Turn over us Boom and bust Boom and bust We keep on asking Who can we trust Why the boom Why the bust We ride the curve Then hit the dust