Pay Me In Silver And Gold

Well here it is tomorrow, and all I've got to show,
Is some old ideas, that don't work so well anymore,
I've been savin' up all my money,
In my company's retirement plan,
But today, the company's shit, hit the fan

They called me on my cell phone,
They said, "Good mornin', Mr. Jones",
We're sorry to say, your retirement pay is all gone,
You see, business is not as usual,
And the company's been runnin' blind,
Default and bankruptcy, are next in line

Let it go on the record, let's settle this today,
You can't live on a promise, when you get old,
All that I'm sayin', is the next time you're payin',
Just pay me in Silver and Gold

Well speaking of our security, in the form of a government check,
Seems all bets are off, with what might be coming next,
Just the same as with my company,
If I believe everything they say,
I might end up real sorry, on payment day

You can't eat the metal, but it's easy to make an exchange,
Anywhere in the whole wide world,
The value stays the same..