Thought I had it all, back when the times were good
I had seven homes, seven mobile phones
Now they've come to repossess them, all my stuff is now thin air
You shouldn't leave your money in the Bank of True Despair
You shouldn't invest happiness and joy
When surely the name suggests you will lose
I can tell from personal experience, it is a bad move
Don't forget that bust will follow the boom
You should write a little song about your troubled finance to get you through
And hope that depressive people will make it a hit
Keep the copyright, charge thousands to be heard on radio
To keep a nest egg if the Bank of Despair finds you
You should write a little song about your troubled finance to get you through
And if the poor fools will turn you into a new star
Keep the copyright, and make sure it's played in advertisements
You'll keep the Bank of Despair far away from you
Now you're famous too, don't invest in shares
You'll become a slave to the Bank of Despair
You need only write one song and milk it, do it constantly
Get featured on a one-hit wonder show
You should write a little song about your troubled finance to get you through
And make sure it's heard 'til everybody knows your name
Leave the little folks behind and get all rich and arrogant
Then you can start your own Bank of Despair once again
