Ok, Alright

from First Annual Meeting of Optimists Vol. 2 by June IND

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I saw big business potholes on the roads my money buys
Alright, ok, ok, alright
And big box stores planted on the land my taxes subsidize
Alright, ok, ok, alright
And another chain’s trying to rearrange my slice of paradise
And they’ll have their way when Main Street’s remade in the shade of new high rise

Alright, ok, ok, alright
What’s the cost of living?
What’s the cost of bargain life?
Alright, ok, ok, alright
Just enough to pay attention?
Just enough to pay no mind?

I saw a full-time workforce wide awake all day, all night
Alright, ok, ok, alright
And staying late on a holiday when it should be family time
Alright, ok, ok, alright
But they can’t afford what they make, so they’re gigging on the side
And on their way to hurry up and wait in a food pantry line

Alright, ok, ok, alright
What’s the cost of living?
What’s the cost of bargain life?
Alright, ok, ok, alright
Just enough to pay attention?
Just enough to pay no mind?

Just enough to wise up to bargain life?
Just enough to play dumb and pay no mind?
Just enough to grow up and realize you’re used to losing and too damn numb to terrify?
That you’ve been living just below the bottom line?
And that you’ve been paying it forward with every nickel and every dime?
But you can open up your eyes and change the world one neighborhood at a time

Who bought the suit my congressman wears cheating on his wife?

Alright, ok, ok, alright
What’s the cost of living?
What’s the cost of bargain life?
Alright, ok, ok, alright
Just enough to pay attention?
Just enough to pay no mind?

Ok, ok, alright
Ok, alright

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from First Annual Meeting of Optimists Vol. 2, released March 24, 2020

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June IND Lafayette, Indiana

Like you, Chris & Emily are trapped on a rock hurtling through perpetuity. In their free time, they craft angry, wholesome sing-alongs that urge you to root for the underdog & give a damn about your neighbor.

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