suburban ghetto
caught in the middle of the grind
modern science fiction
people stuck between the class lines
suburban ghetto
a social sandwich design
way down low in the middle class ghetto

mommy’s at the office working off the bills
piggy bank is sick of taking penny pills
economics comes trickling down
nowhere to run
nowhere to go
suburban ghetto
stuck paying mortgages and home improvement loans
suburban ghetto

suburban ghetto
caught in the grip of the grind
big fish eats the little
until the fish gets too small to fry
suburban nation you can’t get out (not that you’d even try)
way down low in the middle class ghetto

lucky for leftovers if anything is left
daddy’s seldom sober working as a temp
economics comes trickling down
nowhere to run nowhere to go suburban ghetto
doggies on a hamster wheel chasing after bones
suburban ghetto

suburban ghetto
caught in the teeth of the grind
working for a living
in the struggle for a piece of the pie
suburban ghetto
a social sandwich design
way down low in the middle class ghetto