Price Tag

The bells go off The buzzer coughs The traffic starts to buzz The clothes are stiff The fabrics itch The fit's a little rough But I suck it in To every stitch Try to fit inside the glove I scramble eggs For little legs The day's off in a rush It's 9 am We must clock in The system waits for us I stock the shelves I work the rows The products all light up If I could flip the switch The system fix I could move us to the top The numbers roll It's time to go I'm never fast enough We never really checked We never really check the price tag When the cost comes in It's gonna be high We love our bargains We love the prices so low With the good jobs gone It's gonna be raw In the market The kids are starving They reach for the good stuff Let's stay off the label Just till we're able To save a little up The next big win The ship comes in No more worry for us Just keep movie The wheels keep turning It's time to go pay up We never really checked We never check the price tag When the cost comes in It's gonna be high We love our bargains We love the prices so low With the good jobs gone It's gonna be raw I was lured by the devil I was lured by the cause I was lured by the fear That all we had was lost I was blind by the money I was numb from the greed I'll take God when I'm ready I'll choose sin till I leave We never really checked We never check the price tag When the cost comes in It's gonna be high We love our bargains We love the prices so low With the good jobs gone It's gonna be raw --- Price Tag - Sleater-Kinney