Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand

Paul Molyneux

If the bills are caught up and you don’t need new clothes,
The stores fill with clearance and “outs” that will close.
But when washers break down or the fridge simply dies,
The clearance aisle’s nothing but cobwebs and flies.

Oh yes, when you’re traveling for business or sport
You can count on lost luggage at “Ye Olde Airport.”
A Walmart or K-Mart would surely be nice
But the local shops all demand full retail price.

When the paycheck is stretched and the kids need new shoes,
When your tires all go flat as the seat on church pews,
Just where are the sales that abounded last week?
And where are the discounts of which many speak?

There is a conspiracy spread far and wide
So your need and good prices just won’t coincide.
Yes, we all know the story—we know how it feels—
When one really needs bargains, there aren’t any deals.