Too Many ELO Days

How can I ever believe this is a crisis
When you know the answers because
You were the cause of this?
The only crisis that I see was 1933
When you declared bankruptcy
Now the rats in my hallway are only
Eating every other day
And quitting time is always on my mind
I’d burn the check if it would keep me warm
It’s not worth a thing until it’s backed in gold
Like the jewellery we sold to
Pay our credit cards
We all deserve to sweat a little less for all the things we drag ourselves to
our jobs for, but I find myself sweating more
My folks were lying to me
It turns out money grows on trees
How could it be so easy to start production at the mint, swing the axe
Hit print and watch it all come tumbling down? You’ve got bats in your belfry if
You think I’m believing what you’re telling me
And losing time is always on my mind. I’m losing my mind at the same time.
It’s not worth a thing until it’s backed in gold, like the jewellery we sold
to pay our credit cards. We all deserve to sweat a little less for all the
things we drag ourselves to our jobs for, but I find myself sweating more.
If only I could shade myself but those trees don’t grow in my backyard