Kenny Rogers - The Property Investor

On a warm recession's evening
On the Enterprise bound for nowhere
I met up with the property investor
We were both too hyper to sleep
So we took turns a-starin'
Out the window at the economic blackhole
The ignorance overtook us, and he began to speak

He said, "Son, I've made my life
Out of owning people's houses
Knowin' what they will be worth
By the way they held their keys
So if you don't mind my sayin'
I can see you're in negative equity
For a taste of your Buckfast
I'll give you some advice"

So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet
And his faced lost all expression
He said, "If you're gonna fuck the economy, boy
You gotta learn to do it right

You've got to know when to buy 'em
Know when to sell 'em
Know when the economies fucked
Know when to run
You never count your debts
When you're sittin' in front of the bank manager
There'll be time enough for countin'
When you've been declared bankrupt

Now every property invester knows the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to buy cheap
And knowin' what to sell at multiples of it's orignal value
'Cause every house's a winner
And every house's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
Is to rip as much as you can before it blows up in your face

So when he finished speakin'
He turned back for the window
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleep
Then somewhere in the economic catastrophe
The investor he finally broke even
but in his final words
I found the obvious had just been stated

You've got to know when to buy'em
Know when to sell 'em
Know when the economies fucked
Know when to run
You never count your debts
When you're sittin' in front of the bank manager
There'll be time enough for countin'
When you've been declaired bankrupt

You've got to know when to do 'em up
(When to do'em up)
Know when to build extensions on 'em
(When to build extensions on 'em)
Know when to rent 'em
Know when the economies fucked
You never count your debts
When you're sittin' in front of your wife and kids
There'll be time enough for countin'
When you've lost your job

You've got to know when to look 'em up on property website
Know when to put an offer in
Know when the economies fucked
Know when to run
You never count your debts
When you're standin' in front of the off-licence manager
There'll be time enough for countin'
When you're lyin' in the ditch

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