Seemed to make sense to use a very classic American rock form (like Surfin' USA, Sweet 16, etc...) given the words - ironic contrast - with a bit of adrenaline thrown in.
Lyrics
Everybody's going global - leaving the USA
if you don't buy stuff - you're just in the way
don't need no postcard - or get it in email
it's all over the headlines - America For Sale
America For Sale (AIG, AMD)
sending jobs offshore (AOL, AT&T)
manufacturing to China (B of A, Best Buy, you bet)
hitech to Bangalore (all the way down the alphabet)
they search for cheaper labor - like it's the Holy Grail
the free market's got a pricetag - America For Sale
Our food our clothes - don't come from here
the new world market - their last frontier
costs less to import produce - than grow & send by rail
try & buy some Levi's - America For Sale
America For Sale (Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Hershey)
sending jobs offshore (Anheuser-Bush, even Sara Lee)
manufacturing to China (Kraft and Quaker, Frito Lay)
hitech to Bangalore (all outside the USA)
our corporate criminals - bankrupt the business & bail
then do paid lectures and book tours – ‘bout America For Sale
The richer get richer - and the poor more poor
it's not sour apples - or anti-entrepreneur
if you don't believe it - look who goes to jail
just follow the money - America For Sale
America For Sale (nation-builders Halliburton and Bechtel)
sending jobs offshore (family-friendly ToysRUs and Mattel)
manufacturing to China (Motorla, Sprint, and their tele-know-how)
hitech to Bangalore (listen up, Verizon, can you hear us now?)
sold down the river - along the campaign trail
check it out on eBay - America For Sale
sold down the river - along the campaign trail
we're up for bid on eBay - America For Sale
