Words and music copyright 1997 by Steve Brooks

When you go out to shop,
Do you ever just stop
To ask what you're doing it for?
Do you need what you're buying,
Or are you just trying,
To outdo the neighbors next door?

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'Cause it's all gonna end up as trash,
When somebody throws it away,
And you might save more than just cash
On national Buy Nothing Day.

We've got this assumption That endless consumption
Is good for America's worth,
While we're using up more of
The world's resources
Than anyone else on this earth.

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Are you working two jobs,
Just to pay all your bills?
Well, here's a prescription
To cure all your ills:

Just cut up your plastic.
It ain't all that drastic
To live with a little bit less.
Just say No to more credit.
You'll never regret it.
You'll find that there's life after debts.

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