Intro: (4x) Easy credit, no money down That's the way that we built this town The banker's ledger, we watched it rise A house of cards and a pack of lies A house of cards and a pack of lies Rung by rung they raised the stakes You bend the rules and the batter breaks We all get wealthy, but will we ever get wise To the house of cards and a pack of lies A house of cards and a pack of lies They sold you plastic and took your ace The suits and ties and the joker's face And now there's nowhere left to hide Than a house of cards and a pack of lies A house of cards and a pack of lies Instrumental: