The Housing Market

from Live, Laugh, Jack Brotherhood by Jack Brotherhood

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Get the bastards out
Four or five year cycle
I'm slower in the summertime
All the crippling doubt
But even in the winter I never stopped to question it
Was it worth the liver spots bro?

They said it's not so bad to get up on the ladder
But the rung's a little higher than it was for mum and dad
They got on it in the 80s
They were offered better rates
And now I never want to hear it again

Say son you best save soon
We'd just hate to watch as you frit your life away
The mortgage, the new job, the products of hard work
You will find a way
We know you will

Lost along the road to Sodom and Gomorrah
When you meet a helpful stranger
Who says they'll lighten half your load
Just take out a loan
Collateral is all you own
It's how they're going to suck you in

Start your life anew
Move out to the country with a lot or little money
And the lady in the shoe
Won over by your charm will welcome you with open arms
Yeah you've really got the hang of it now

Say son you best save soon
We'd just hate to watch as you frit your life away
The mortgage, the new job, the products of hard work
You will find a way
We know you will

Say that you're wrong and we want something else

Say son you best save soon
We'd just hate to watch as you frit your life away
Say son you best save soon
We'd just hate to watch as you frit your life away
The mortgage, the new job, the products of hard work
You will find a way
We know you will

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from Live, Laugh, Jack Brotherhood, released July 22, 2022

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