Here it is, 1966, and friends, I'm in a heck of a fix
The cost of living's going up like a rocket
And here I sit without a penny in my pocket
Just making a living's got to be quite a trick
I'm in a heck of a fix in 66
The government's giving all they got away
There's more handouts every day
We're feeding our friends the ones we can trust
In time to get fat, they'll be shooting at us
Federal government waves that big old stick
We're in a heck of a fix in 66
I know a man just as lazy as a tramp
Sitting in his porch, you're getting food stamps
He's got good health, he's just a lazy jerk
The government's going to feed him, so why should he worry?
Taxpayer's struggling, he ain't hitting a lick
We're in a heck of a fix in 66
Now they passed a bill called Medicare
And people are getting sick everywhere
Hospital's full, you ain't got a chance
I got my appendix cut out at a rock and roll dance
If you've been feeling bad, friends, don't get sick
You're in a heck of a fix in 66
People are marching up and down our streets
I want nothing of Sam to retreat
Get out of Vietnam, you hear them shout
They're protesting something else

They know nothing about
I don't know what to do
We better do something quick
We're in a heck of a fix in 66
Well, it's another election year
And politicians running around everywhere
Making them promises with all their might
Ten shook my hand at a traffic light
You're bound to be wrong no matter who you pick
You're in a heck of a fix in 66
We're spending money on the streets
Spending billions trying to get to the moon
I hear they're planning on getting there soon
We want to get up there where no one can survive
Like a dog running a car he can't even drive
Somebody needs a good swift kick
We're in a heck of a fix in 66
Yeah, here it is, 1966
And man, I'm in a heck of a fix
The cost of living's going up like a rocket
And here I sit without a penny in my pocket
Just making a living's got to be quite a trick
I'm in a heck of a fix in 66
Yeah, I sure am catching it tough
Just needin' help bad