Money$ Too Tight (To Mention) Simply Red

[Verse 1]
I've been laid off from work, my rent is due
My kids all need brand new shoes
So I went to the bank to see what they could do
They said son looks like bad luck
Gotta hold on you

[Chorus]
Money's too tight to mention
I can't get an unemployment extension
Money's too tight to mention

[Verse 2]
I went to my brother to see what he could do
He said, "Brother like to help you but I'm unable to"
So I called on my father
"Father, oh, my father"
He said

[Chorus]
Money's too tight to mention
Oh money, money, money, money
Money's too tight to mention
I can't even qualify for my pension

[Verse 3]
We talk about Reaganomics
Oh lord down in the congress
They're passing all kinds of bills
From down on Capitol Hill, we've tried them