I had an idea for a song that centered around “affordability”, a term that’s being wagged all over town. something ironic, like i can’t afford an extra pickle cause the government took every nickel, maybe the hook is “affordability”, even though there are very few rhyme choices there, maybe I’ll just let it roll out whatever way it does:
SONG: Affordability
[VERSE 1]
I went down to the deli for a sandwich and a smile
But the menu price went vertical about a quarter mile
I said could I get a pickle and he said buddy not today
The government took every nickel and the jar’s in NDA
[PRE-CHORUS]
Yeah the clerk just shrugged and whispered like he’s spillin state secrets
Inflation ain’t a glitch it’s a full time sequence
[CHORUS]
Affordability
That ghost that used to haunt our bills so magically
Now it’s runnin off with Congress livin tax free overseas
Oh Lord somebody bring back affordability
[VERSE 2]
My neighbor tried to buy a coffee but the price was sky high bold
He said I’d sell my old Toyota but it ain’t allowed to be sold
So he paid in leftover tokens from a canceled crypto scheme
And the barista said sweetheart that’s illegal and a meme
[PRE-CHORUS]
He whispered don’t tell Treasury I’ll deny it totally
But the tip jar had a label please restore normality
[CHORUS]
Affordability
That myth we used to trust in so innocently
Now the rent wants half my organs just to sign the lease
Somebody resurrect good ol affordability
[BRIDGE]
I’d write my Congressman but postage costs a kidney
I’d get a lawyer’s help but they charge by the minute infinity
I’d call the White House hotline but the hold time is a century
I guess the only thing still free is my inability
[CHORUS — FINAL]
Affordability
We chant it like a prayer in a failing economy
If you find it in the wild would you mail it back to me
Oh Lord just a crumb of that old time affordability
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