Unless you believe in magic
There ain't much left you can be
A skeptic or a fool
Have you been watching your TVIncredible is all I think of
Did I really see
Wordless faces double talkin'
A runnin' it down to meAbout buyin' time
Brother can you spare a dime
And ain't it a crime
How we got to buy time, yeahPeople goin' hungry
Ain't no jobs, they're in the street
Nobody's got no answer
They're just staring at their feetAin't no way about it
Things are lookin' pretty bleak
And everybody's scufflin' hard
Tryin' to make ends meetWe're just buyin' time
Brother can you spare a dime
Ain't it a crime
How we got to buy time, yeahIt happened once before, you know in 1932
But now there's so many more of us
There's something we gotta doSomething radical, something different
Got to hit on something new
America, the dream is lost
And it's killin' me and youWe're buyin' time
Brother can you spare a dime
Ain't it a crime
How we got to buy timeWe're just buyin' time