[Verse 1]
I could forgive you if you thought
You've been sold short
I'm a bad investment
Of the RBS sort
Working around the clock
To try and raise my stock
Do you regret getting in my boat
When we're trying to stay afloat
And I've the buoyancy of a Northern Rock?

[Chorus]
When I looked at the big picture
Saw the rich getting richer
When I tried to play the long game
I was on the losing team
Can I be so middle class
And still end up on my ass?
Is this an economic nightmare or just
Maggie Thatcher's Dream?

[Verse 2]
There's not enough money in the bank
Not enough petrol in the tank
When this month's overdraft fees are gonna bring me to my knees
I've got the city boys' bonuses to thank
Another charge to the list
Another direct debit missed
When the latest petrol prices
Fuel my private credit crisis
Oh I know this ain't no way to exist
[Chorus]
But when I looked at the big picture
Saw the rich getting richer
When I tried to play the long game
I was on the losing team
Does my whole life just amount
To what's in my bank account?
Is this my credit rating nightmare or just
A Capitalist's dream?

[Chorus]
When Greed and Ambition went and formed a coalition
No such thing as Big Society
And no one on my team
When there's no one left to vote for
Are we all in the same boat or
Is that just a crazy optimist singing
Socialism's dream?

[Bridge]
And I know you'd live with me, my darling
In a cardboard box
But I'd rather build you a castle
With doors and locks
Something to own
Something to call our home
Foundations made of stone
And I almost had it you know
[Chorus]
But when I looked at the big picture
Saw the rich getting richer
When I tried to play the long game
I was on the losing team
Can I be so middle class
When I can't afford the gas?
Is this my economic nightmare or just
Maggie Thatcher's Dream?