My daddy taught me that in this country everyone's the same
You work hard for your dollar and you never pass the blame
When it don't go your way


Now I see all these big shots whinin' on my evening news
About how they're losin' billions and it's up to me and you

To come running to the rescue

Well pardon me if I don't shed a tear

Cause they're selling make believe
And we don't buy that here


Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down
While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town
And DC's bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground


Yeah while they're living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town
Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

Well that old man's been workin' in that plant most all of his life

Now his pension plan's been cut in half and he can't afford to die
And it's a crying shame
Cause he ain't the one to blame


When I look down and see his calloused hands
Well let me tell you friend it gets me fightin' mad


Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down
While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets out of town

And DC's bailing out the bankers as the farmers auction ground

Yeah while they're living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town

Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

Yeah while there' living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town

Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down
Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down


In the real world they're shuttin Detroit down
They're shuttin' Detroit down