Verse 1      I used to love this town,   and this neighborhood,   the streets were safe,   the schools were good,   the mill was humming 24/7,   I was foreman on the line 3 to 11   but 18 months and 2 days ago   the mill closed down   and moved to Mexico      Chorus      I paid my bills, I paid my dues   and I paid my share of taxes too   now I can't buy my baby shoes   I got these red, white, & pink slip blues      Verse 2      I hide the pickup truck in Ricky Brown's garage    (over on the next block)    cause there's a repo man to dodge   I slip out the back door   Lord I never thought I'd live to see this day   we're gonna need that truck   when they come to take the house away      Chorus      I paid my bills, I paid my dues   I paid my share of taxes too   now I can't even buy my little baby shoes   I got these red, white, & damn pink slip blues      Bridge      You know I love my country   and I'm not wandering away   but there's a lot of us   that feel like we've been stranded here out in the rain      Chorus      I paid my bills, I paid my dues   I paid my share of taxes too   now I can't buy my kids no shoes   I got these red, white, pink slip blues      Is anybody listening   Hey politicians we're talking to you   (Is anybody listening)   Are you gonna help us pull on through