(I live outside of Detroit)

They say the Big 3 are goin down
Say they can't survive
Travellin fast, movin past, goin outta town
On a midnight train to Bangalore

Everybody pointing fingers, eyes upon the floor
Everybody with their hands up, walkin out the door
Bill Ford and the union heads won’t miss a house payment
But middle class families gonna have to hit the pavement

Are we gonna lose Detroit this time?
Gil Scott-Heron thought it would be the power plant
But now we know it’s shuttin down the line...
Are we gonna lose Detroit this time?

I admit, they can't build a decent car
Cheap parts equal cars built for breakin down and oil burnin
Just one, two, three reasons of many
That my car is German…

Buy American? Not really - by Mexican, Indian and otherland
Outsourced jobs - do I blame the Three? No sir.
I blame G.E.D's who make 30 dollars an hour.
It’s time to take the union out of power.

Because we might lose Detroit this time.
Gil Scott-Heron thought it would be a power plant
But now we know it’s shuttin down the line…
Are we gonna lose Detroit this time?

You may not like me, but I tell it like it is
This country has forgotten it's capitalist
So raise your fist, shake your wrist, but getting pissed
Won’t create market share...

Are we going to lose Detroit this time?
Gil Scott-Heron thought it would be a power plant
But now we know it’s shuttin down the line...
Are we gonna lose Detroit this time?