When the purse strings tighten around your heart...
lyrics
When it's not as it seems and the heart of the scene
Is not in the hands of the ones with the dreams
When the cutting edge doesn't cut to the bone
The middle class is where it's at
When the ones who decide what is wrong and what's right
Have made up their minds that you'll lose every fight
When the purse strings tighten around your heart
The middle class is where it's at
They can't let go of their vague ideas
And they've been in force for all these years
Now they're so afraid that you'll have your say
And you'll take their precious world away
When the cutting edge doesn't cut to the bone
The middle class is where it's at
Changes never come from above or from below
And if they come at all they'll be timid and they'll be slow
They can't let go of their vague ideas
And they've been in force for all these years
Now they're so afraid that you'll have your say
And you'll take their precious world away
When your job and your house and your clothes and your car
Define how you feel and define who you are
You'll do all that you can to be just like the rest
Because the middle class is where it's at
The middle class is where it's at
The middle class is where it's at
The middle class is where it's at
credits
from All Day Breakfast,
track released September 15, 2023
The Man Himself - vocals, piano, bass
Tony Marshall - guitar
Jakub Tengdahl - drums
Recorded and mixed by Ryan Martin John at Cactus Cactus Studio
Mastered by Joseph Cheek at Island Studio
Cover photo: 'Thirst Quencher' by Grant Parke
Song by M.Hill
Produced by The Man Himself and RMJ
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