Downgrade
A Parody of “Downtown”
New Lyrics by Steve Bryant

When you feel broke,
And all of your stocks are all tanking,
You can always blame the downgrade.
When you lose everything,
Your ass is in one big sling,
It hurts so blame the downgrade.

Listen to Jim Cramer crying on CNBC,
Remember that he cautioned you to trade more carefully,
You’re really screwed.

You lights have just been turned off.
The economy grabbed you, turn our head and cough
Blame the downgrade,
Congress was full of fools.
Downgrade,
We all elected tools,
Downgrade.
Shelters are waiting for you.

Don’t sell your daughter,
Because you’re underwater,
And they might foreclose
Downgrade.
Maybe you know,
Some little loan shark to go to,
Who might break your nose,
Downgrade
And you might find someone unkind who’ll help to make you whole
They will charge you 20 points a day and take your soul.
You can’t pay the vig.

The light’s will be bright as day
So they can see where to beat you,
When you don’t pay, 
Blame the downgrade,
The White House thinks it’s all right.
Downgrade,
Tim Geithner’s not wrapped that tight.
Downgrade.
Shelters are waiting for you.

Since you don’t have money, you should probably learn to barter.
It’s so bad you’ll find yourself pining for Jimmy Carter.
He wasn’t so bad.

Move in with your dad and mama,
Say thanks to Jon Boehner and to Obama, for the
Downgrade
It’s a Depression,
The Downgrade
You’ll lose very possession,
The downgrade,
Couldn’t we pawn Air Force one?