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 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    these lyrics are submitted by mta_mta