Life In The Slow Lane

(Eagle economics – cue Joe Walsh on guitar)

He was a bright-headed man
He was always in fashion, his team ivy-league degreed
He had a plan and he put it in action
There was no doubt that it would succeed

He had a stellar reputation as a cool guy
They said he was brilliant, they said he was wise
He had a stimulus deal, backed by the Fed
He said “Faster, faster. The charts are turning red.”

Life in the slow lane
Surely make you lose your race
Life in the slow lane

(Are you with me so far?)

Eager for job growth and hot for some votes
He said things were better, but never took notes
He had all the right slogans, He made terrible bets
He took dangerous chances, he ran outrageous debts

There were lines at the job fairs, confidence screeched
He pretended not to worry, he just made another speech

Quarter by quarter, until it was bleak
GDP going nowhere, unemployment too steep

And it was
Life in the slow lane
Surely make you lose your race
Life in the slow lane, nothing works, all the time
Life in the slow lane

Dropping and stalling, blinded by pride
He didn’t see the bad signs, took a turn, then a slide.
They said, “Listen man. What is it do you bring?
You’ve spent all our freaking money
Haven’t changed a ***damn thing”

He said “Call the Chinese, I think we’re going to crash
Chinese say they’ll help us, but you gotta pay in cash.
He went running round in circles, got confused and looked tired
His numbers tanked, but he was trying to stay hired

And it was life in the slow lane

Life in the slow lane
Life in the slow lane
Life in the slow lane