The Deductible Blues

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Woke up this morning, sun was shining bright
Felt like a good man, doin' everything right
Climbed up on that ladder, just to clean the gutters out
Didn't see that slick spot, wasn't nothin' to shout about
'Til I felt my body slippin', and I heard a sickenin' crack
Knew right then and there that there was no turnin' back
Yeah, the bone was broke for certain, but that wasn't the real pain.

[Chorus]
'Cause I got the Deductible Blues, and it's a low-down, dirty shame
When the cure costs twenty times the price of your good name
They talk about the co-pay, the premium, the plan
But all I hear's the devil, comin' to collect on his man
Yeah, I got the Deductible Blues, and I'm in a world of pain.

[Verse 2]
Got a letter from the doctor, one from the MRI
Another from the hospital, stacked up a foot high
Spent an hour on the telephone, just listenin' to the hold
Tryna talk to a human being, doin' everything I'm told
But the numbers keep on growin', they're written there in red
A phantom limb of debt that's gonna haunt me 'til I'm dead.

[Chorus]
'Cause I got the Deductible Blues, and it's a low-down, dirty shame
When the cure costs twenty times the price of your good name
They talk about the co-pay, the premium, the plan
But all I hear's the devil, comin' to collect on his man
Yeah, I got the Deductible Blues, and I'm in a world of pain.

[Bridge]
I ain't afraid of hard work, Lord knows I ain't afraid to bleed
But this ain't a fight a man can win with just a single seed
Of hope against a system that is built to make you fall
This ain't just a bit of bad luck, this here's a wrecking ball.

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
I got the Deductible Blues, and it's a low-down, dirty shame!
When the cure costs more than your whole life is in this game!
They talk about the co-pay, the premium, the plan!
But all I hear's the devil, comin' to collect on his man!
Yeah, I got the Deductible Blues, and I'm in a world of pain.

[Outro]
A world of pain...
Yeah...
The Deductible Blues...