Sixteen Trillion

Some people say a nation made outta money
A poor nation lives on an empty tummy
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

You owe sixteen trilllon, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my paycheck  and I walked to the mine
I owed sixteen trillion of mostly absent cash
And the straw boss said "I’ll take your stash"

You owe sixteen trillion, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble were my middle name
I was raised broke  by an ol' mama lion
Cause a high-toned politico make me walk the line

You owe sixteen trillion , what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men tried
One fist of poverty, the other of debt
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will

You owe sixteen trillion , what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store