Cash will flow; are you listenin'?
In our hands, coins are glistenin'
Resisting is hard with these credit cards
Shopping in a credit blunderland

In the mall, stores are calling
With our checkbook balance falling
We tremble with fright; checks are bouncing tonight
Shopping in a credit blunderland

In J.C. Penney we can charge a thousand
And pay Visa with our MasterCard
When the statement comes we'll be dumbfounded
'Cause our overdraft protection has been barred

Later on, we'll perspire
As we stare at the fire
And face, so afraid, the bills left unpaid
Shopping in a credit blunderland

Over our cash lies a pallor of grey
We struggle in vain to keep creditors at bay
Two hearts are thumpin' with our finances slumpin' together
We lost our jobs; it moves us to tears
Let's blame it all on the Reagan-Bush years
Passing the buck is easy, but in re-al-ity
We could have avoided all this with a simple cal-culator

Cash will flow; are you listenin'?
In our hands, coins are glistenin'
Resisting is hard with these credit cards
Shopping in a credit blunderland