Where The Money Goes

Dad, how come you or Mom can't pay for me to go on my band trip to the Rose Bowl Parade?

Don't you make a ton of money?

I don't know about that, but we do have a ton of expenses

Like what?

Isn't there something here we can do without?

We could stop buying groceries

But that might be a mistake

Because eating is a habit

I'd be loathe to try and break

We could stop paying income tax

But they might send me to jail

And if we don't pay the mortgage

Then they'll take our house

Then where would we get our mail?

If not for all these bills and taxes

Our income would more than suffice

I feel like a real big cheese

Until everybody takes a slice!

And I don't want to bore you

With my troubles or my woes

Still you're old enough to know

Where the money goes

We don't have to pay for furniture

If you want to learn upholstery

We don't really need to pay the phone bill

We can use tin cans and a string

It's bedtime

We'd never have to pay to paint the house

If we went off and lived in a cave

And if you're planning on inheriting a million bucks

Then there's really no need to save!

We'd make a decent living, that's true

But we have to pay these bills when they come due

Please observe this illustration which irrefutably shows

Exactly how and where the money goes

You know, if you could help us cut down on some of these expenses

I bet we could save enough for you to go on that trip

What could I do?

We could really lower the phone bill

If you'd limit the length of your calls (bye)

You could probably put some money in your savings bank

If you skip one trip to the mall

We'd spend a little less on electricity

If you turn off the lights when you leave

And we could save a lot on our laundry bills

If you'd watch where you put your sleeve!

You could bring a little in with a part time job

All we ask is that you do your best

If you earn a little here, and save a little there

We'll try to come up with the rest

We can't stop the money from trickling out

But we can control how it flows

And we can start by being aware of

Where the money goes