[Opening • half-spoken over the beat] They’ve been selling rain since Reagan. Must be quite a cloud. Everybody grab a bucket. Any day now. [Verse • tight, rhythmic] “Let it trickle down,” alright, Been underneath it half my life. Funny how the money climbs. Must be gravity this time. “Rising tides lift every boat.” Lovely. Can I get a quote? Mine’s a rental, yours a yacht. Guess we share the sea, if not a lot. “Read my lips,” I read them fine. Should’ve read between the lines. Every promise, freshly pressed. Every bill, a forwarding address. [Build • increasingly amused] “Pays for itself.” Well, isn’t that neat? Why’s there a collection plate coming to me? “Temporary pain,” “long-term gain.” Funny how the first part stays the same. [Chorus • broad, anthemic] Any day now, Just you wait. There’s a better life coming At a later date. Keep your head down. Stand in line. We’ve been next in line Our whole damn lives. Any day now. Almost there. Must be getting closer. We’re not going anywhere. [Second verse • driving, sharper] “Too big to fail,” too small to save. Depends whose name is on the page. Privatize the profits, Socialize the losses. Funny how the free market Needs us when it crashes. “Personal responsibility.” Love that line. Explain it to me. You get rich, that’s earned success. You go broke, we split the debt. “Drain the swamp,” well, look at that. Same wet room, a different hat. “Change is coming,” change the sign. Leave the little print behind. [Instrumental hook • crowd vocals] Any day now. Hold that thought. Look how much tomorrow Yesterday bought. [Breakdown • conversational, building toward anger] “Work real hard, you’ll get ahead.” I work through lunch and eat in bed. “Buy a home, put roots down deep.” With what I make, or what I keep? “The numbers say we’re doing great.” I’ll tell the landlord. He can wait. Maybe I can pay my dues With all this wonderful economic news. I don’t need another speech. I need the things you say in reach. You keep saying, “Give it time.” How much of yours? How much of mine? [Final chorus • full voice] Any day now, Just you wait. There’s a better life coming At a later date. Keep your head down. Stand in line. We’ve been next in line Our whole damn lives. Any day now. Almost there. Must be getting closer. We’re not going anywhere. [Outro • beat strips away] They’ve been selling rain since Reagan. Still a pretty cloud. I could use a little weather. Any day now.
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