Here it is, 1966, and friends, I'm in a heck of a fixThe cost of living's going up like a rocketAnd here I sit without a penny in my pocketJust making a living's got to be quite a trickI'm in a heck of a fix in 66The government's giving all they got awayThere's more handouts every dayWe're feeding our friends the ones we can trustIn time to get fat, they'll be shooting at usFederal government waves that big old stickWe're in a heck of a fix in 66I know a man just as lazy as a trampSitting in his porch, you're getting food stampsHe's got good health, he's just a lazy jerkThe government's going to feed him, so why should he worry?Taxpayer's struggling, he ain't hitting a lickWe're in a heck of a fix in 66Now they passed a bill called MedicareAnd people are getting sick everywhereHospital's full, you ain't got a chanceI got my appendix cut out at a rock and roll danceIf you've been feeling bad, friends, don't get sickYou're in a heck of a fix in 66People are marching up and down our streetsI want nothing of Sam to retreatGet out of Vietnam, you hear them shoutThey're protesting something elseThey know nothing aboutI don't know what to doWe better do something quickWe're in a heck of a fix in 66Well, it's another election yearAnd politicians running around everywhereMaking them promises with all their mightTen shook my hand at a traffic lightYou're bound to be wrong no matter who you pickYou're in a heck of a fix in 66We're spending money on the streetsSpending billions trying to get to the moonI hear they're planning on getting there soonWe want to get up there where no one can surviveLike a dog running a car he can't even driveSomebody needs a good swift kickWe're in a heck of a fix in 66Yeah, here it is, 1966And man, I'm in a heck of a fixThe cost of living's going up like a rocketAnd here I sit without a penny in my pocketJust making a living's got to be quite a trickI'm in a heck of a fix in 66Yeah, I sure am catching it toughJust needin' help bad