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· May 29, 2026
Market Blues Weekly
Ticker Tape Blues
The Friday Market Close
Ticker Tape Blues
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The Friday Market Close
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Monday morning, coffee's black, screen comes on alive
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Felt a whisper of a promise, thought my stocks would thrive
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Saw the futures looking rosy, let a little smile show
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Then the opening bell rang, and the wind began to blow
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Dropped a point, then ten, then twenty, like a stone in a deep well
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My old friend Mr. Market had a brand new tale to tell
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Oh, I got the Ticker Tape Blues, a heartache deep and wide
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Every time that arrow's red, a little piece of me has died
0:37
And when it turns to green, Lord, it's a miracle to see
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But I know that sweet illusion ain't long for me
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Just a dance of bulls and bears on a cold, indifferent screen
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Tuesday came and went so fast, a blur of panicked calls
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Felt my stomach turn to water, staring at these walls
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Wednesday whispered sweet revenge, a rumor, a hot tip
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I bought in on the rumor, with a prayer upon my lip
1:09
Watched it climb for half an hour, thought my luck had turned around
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Then it fell right off a cliff without a single sound
1:18
Oh, I got the Ticker Tape Blues, a heartache deep and wide
1:23
Every time that arrow's red, a little piece of me has died
1:28
And when it turns to green, Lord, it's a miracle to see
1:32
But I know that sweet illusion ain't long for me
1:37
Just a dance of bulls and bears on a cold, indifferent screen
1:42
Thirty years I've watched this game, seen the bubbles and the busts
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Turned good men into beggars, turned their confidence to dust
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It'll give you just enough to make you think you've got it beat
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Then it'll pull the rug right out from underneath your feet
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It's a lover and a liar, it's a blessing and a curse
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And every single Friday, I just wonder which is worse
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Thursday, a dead cat bounce, a little gasp of air
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Clawed back half of what I lost, pulled myself out of despair
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Felt that old familiar feeling, that dangerous kind of hope
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Like a man who's learned to balance on a fraying, slippery rope
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Friday's closing bell is ringing, and I'm just about flat
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Guess I'll do it all again, now what do you think of that?
2:37
Oh, I got the Ticker Tape Blues, a heartache deep and wide
2:42
Every time that arrow's red, a little piece of me has died
2:47
And when it turns to green, Lord, it's a miracle to see
2:51
But I know that sweet illusion ain't long for me
2:56
Just a dance of bulls and bears on a cold, indifferent screen
