You've been screaming again that I don't do enough for success to be assured,
Hey, I could hire a midget with a sandwich board to pass out my brochure, or a has-been actor with a bullhorn and cape to help get out the word,
I could save my nickels in a mason jar or polish me up a turd.

This business is going down,
Your love depends on the money,
Now that business is in the ground, guess so are we, honey.

Well, you nagged me into getting that loan from your daddy, who calls me "that damn ne'er-do-well",
Bet he'd love to see his little angel come home, while getting off watching me in hell,
I've tried free balloons, a mechanical ape and marking everything half off,
While you're home at your job or watching TV shows, it's quite a thrill here being my own boss.

This business is going down,
Your love depends on the money,
Now that business is in the ground, guess so are we, honey.

Rich or poor, 'til death comes calling, before God and man avow,
But since you see me as a dead man walking, guess that don't hold any water now that business is going down.

Well, I sure do wish we had a couple of kids,
Now wouldn't that be cool'
You'd show Suzy how to run her future old man down,
I'd teach Bobby how to drop out of school,
You'd instruct her in the art of gourmet cooking, fine meals from the microwave,
Like me, my son will be an entrepreneur and retire to an early grave.

This business is going down,
What a couple of dummies,
A cold fish and a circus clown,
Oh Lord, aren't we funny'
This business is going down,
Your love depends on the money,
Now that business is in the ground, guess so are we, honey,
Now that business is in the ground, guess so are we, honey,
Now that business is in the ground, guess so are we, honey.