Well weand're heading for a past that you leave not defend
where the downtowns hold the sadness of you canand't go back again
itand's there youand'll find the rust and debtors
motel signs with missing letters
cause thereand's a monster on the outskirts
says it knows what your town needs
then it eats it up like nothing and it wonand't spit out the seeds
and we can be the super shoppers
we can say weand're really smart
we can say our town is doing fine without a beating heart
we can even say the money saved is all our own
itand's bought and sold, itand's bought and sold
and weand're heading for a nasty business, keeps our country growing
where the weapons that weand're selling are the only seeds weand're sowing
you get to blow the fruits of all your labors
sell f-16and's to all the neighbors
and we know that itand's for money
and thatand's how the west gets bargained
you the know the last time this happened
even vietnam got jargoned
and you can say theyand're out to hunt you
you can say theyand're out to fish you
you can join a gang of restless boys
or start your own militia
you can even say your violence is all your own
itand's bought and sold, itand's bought and sold
well i look up to the people who are less bought than i
you can show them what youand're selling
and theyand'll only ask you why
and their paychecks donand't have lots of zeros
theyand're my friends and theyand're my heroes
and the tv sets are angry and'cause they just canand't make and'em pay
but i like the way these people read the signs and walk away
and we can call ourselves the makers
and the keepers of the times
we can spend our sand dollars
and sand nickels and sand dimes
we can even say prosperity is all our own
itand's bought and sold, itand's bought and sold
we can even say our loneliness is all our own
itand's bought and sold, itand's bought and sold
itand's bought and sold, itand's bought and sold
