0:00 Woke up Monday, screen was glowing mean0:04 A sea of red, the cruelest I have seen0:09 That opening bell, it didn't make a dime0:14 Just stole my profit and a whole lot of my time0:19 I watched that line go down, down, down so low0:24 A heartbreak story everybody knows0:29 Oh, the ticker tape blues, they got a hold on me0:34 Every point it drops is a fresh new misery0:39 And if it climbs a little, well I know the score0:44 It's just a sweet little lie 'fore it asks for more0:49 Yeah, the ticker tape blues, they cut me to the bone0:54 Leave a rich man crying and a poor man all alone0:59 By Wednesday noon, I saw a flash of green1:04 Pre-market futures, the prettiest I'd seen1:09 I let myself believe this time the trend would hold1:14 But that bull's a liar with a story getting old1:19 He took my hand and promised me the moon1:24 Then dropped me off a cliff by Thursday afternoon1:29 Oh, the ticker tape blues, they got a hold on me1:34 Every point it drops is a fresh new misery1:38 And if it climbs a little, well I know the score1:43 It's just a sweet little lie 'fore it asks for more1:48 Yeah, the ticker tape blues, they cut me to the bone1:53 Leave a rich man crying and a poor man all alone1:58 Thirty years I've watched this digital tide2:03 Nowhere to run, nowhere left to hide2:08 Some folks get a yacht, some folks get the pain2:13 Me, I just get older, standing in the fiscal rain2:18 Friday comes a-knockin', with a miracle rebound2:23 The prettiest little rally in this whole damn town2:28 But I ain't buying, no, I know that look in its eyes2:33 It's just setting me up for Monday's sad surprise2:38 Oh, the ticker tape blues, they got a hold on me2:43 Every point it drops is a fresh new misery2:48 And if it climbs a little, well I know the score2:53 It's just a sweet little lie 'fore it asks for more2:58 Yeah, the ticker tape blues, they cut me to the bone3:03 Leave a rich man crying and a poor man all alone
