Profiteering Blues Don McLean

[Intro]
Bring back those good old days

[Verse 1]
I'm feelin' bad, I'm feelin' sad
I went to see my doctor today
The doctor said, "Your trouble's all in your head
And you must take my advice right away
I know just what's wrong with you
Medicine will never do
I've had a lot of patients with the same complaint"
And when he told me what was wrong I thought that I would faint

[Chorus]
I've got the profiteering blues
I can't afford to buy a pair of shoes
When I get the raise, you know I shout with glee
And then along comes the landlord and takes it from me
It seems the more I make
The more they take
I've got the profiteering blues

[Bridge]
Do you remember when prices were low?
Does that seem so long, long ago?
Gone are the days when free lunches went with beer
Thoughts of those days to my eye still bring a tear
And where are the steaks that cost a quarter?
Nobody knows
And where is all the pure milk without the water?
Oh but, that was when we were just young, Maggie
And ten bucks a week was big pay