Penney's Pain

For Penney's gain, they have bargains on blown-up photographs.
Headed for Chapter 7 not long ago.
In the malls, people still come and go,
If prices are low.

Holding their notes is a banker with a great big car.
He's going to kill them if they don't get in the black.
And the banker doesn't use a Mac.
He's a Windows slave�thus his rage.

Penney's pain�they're in arrears, and so they try
To lure suburbanites with blue-sky
Ads, to get in the black.

For Penney's gain, they have a firesale on all things of glass,
Including portrait frames with plated plastic sheen.
In fact, they'll even sell the vitrine.
Then YOU keep it clean.

Penney's pain�they're in arrears, and so they try
To hold two V'd fingers up high;
They're dunned�not in the black.

You start to swelter 'cause the AC system just went out.
The wilting poppies are no longer a nosegay.
I think it conked out 'cause they couldn't pay
Now it's 98!

For Penney's gain, a bargain saves another customer.
And there's the banker salivating over him.
The firesale�margins way too thin,
And they're poor again; can't make change.

Penney's pain�they're in arrears, and so they try
To lure suburbanites with blue-sky
Ads, to get in the black.
Penney's pain�they're in arrears, and so they try
To lure suburbanites inside.
Penney's pain.