Soundtrack for a Debt Showdown While going through a rough patch a couple of decades ago, I wrote a tune that could, sadly, serve as a soundtrack to the disgraceful Washington gridlock over the budget, the debt ceiling, and America's fiscal future. It's called "Bills, Bills, Bills" and here's a new video built around the version that will be on my first album, coming later this fall: Here's an excerpt from an earlier piece explaining why fiscal issues are relevant to the themes of this blog: [I]f you care about the environment and seek action on issues like greenhouse-driven climate change or conserving the planet's biological riches, you'd do well to focus hard right now on the debt crisis and other legacies of politics and policies built around sustaining a free lunch culture. In the short run, a thriving economy is a prerequisite to having the resources to deploy renewable energy technology on a large scale (for those who prefer this path) or to intensify research, development and demonstration of new technologies and invest in education to build the capacity of future generations to be resilient and creative and caring (my preference). Here are the lyrics to my tune: Bills, Bills, Bills Chorus Bills bills bills, pile up every day. Bills bills bills, got no cash to pay. Bills bills bills, they never go away. What is a man to do? I'm in the red, I've got no green, And I'm feeling so blue. I ain't what you'd call a spendthrift. Don't have fancy tastes. Car that gets from A to B. A roof and a bed and a color TV. But I never get out from under. Always deep in debt. Every dollar that I earn is gone "fore I cash my check, because these... Some day I'll dynamite the mailbox. Move to a new zip code. Fall in love with an heiress, With a basement filled with gold. But meantime these.... Lyrics and music © 2013 Andrew Revkin