Anderson, John - Shuttin' Detroit Down Lyrics






My daddy taught me that in this country everyone's the same
You work hard for your dollar and you never pass the blame
When it don't go your way

Now I see all these big shots whinin' on my evening news
About how they're losin' billions and it's up to me and you
To come running to the rescue

Well pardon me if I don't shed a tear
Cause they're selling make believe
And we don't buy that here

Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down
While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town
And DC's bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground

Yeah while they're living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town
Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down
Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

Well that old man's been workin' in that plant most all of his life
Now his pension plan's been cut in half and he can't afford to die
And it's a crying shame
Cause he ain't the one to blame

When I look down and see his calloused hands
Well let me tell you friend it gets me fightin' mad

Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down
While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets out of town
And DC's bailing out the bankers as the farmers auction ground

Yeah while they're living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town
Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

Yeah while there' living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town
Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down
Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down

In the real world they're shuttin Detroit down
They're shuttin' Detroit down





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  1. J.... d....

    Thanks 0BOZO! THANKS DEMOCRATS FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS! GO USA 🇺🇸

  2. J.... P....

    Fuck the Union's..

  3. M.... B....

    The banks failing in 08 started the recession which killed Detroit Pennsylvania and many other industries. It's a ride or die mentality. It's almost medevil

  4. E.... V....

    Still love this song, definitely hits home!

  5. D.... C....

    Thank God for djt

  6. A.... L....

    When nothing else is going right, go left! This is exactly what to expect when people keep voting for idiocracy!

  7. Z.... P....

    Google “Austrian Economics.”

  8. C.... J....

    Thats why we must impeach Trump.

  9. r.... f....

    This is one of the saddest times ever God bless who ever made it through these tough times

  10. C.... W....

    Trump2020

  11. r.... z....

    🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  12. J.... R....

    FUCK THE GOVERNMENT!

  13. J.... B....

    Business is started for one reason; to make a profit. It's not about love or caring; it's about profit and that's what many don't understand. Yea, they love you when you make them a profit but the foreign markets have less expense and can make things cheaper, usually.

  14. A.... P....

    It's what happens when you take the true workers out and they all leave. I love my mechanics

  15. A.... P....

    He owned that company and started it

  16. A.... P....

    What sucked is when this shit down is when the water in Detroit got fucked up. Now look at the water that they drink

  17. d.... ....

    I love this song and the message is spot on but I'm sorry the video is stupid af! If that man had been working there 32 years and was still living in that shitty little house and was renting a couch then that was HIS fault!

  18. C.... B....

    I've been there. Break your back for someone else's pockets? Had my hand almost ripped off in a situation where they just had to have the trucks loaded! Big money don't give a shit about us

    C.... B....

    My dad had his rotator cuff thrown out and tore apart at 54ish in 2017... just got done with court and still got a little bit of worker's comp problems left but he's had to make side money to support us for 2 almost 3 years now... life's hard for the working class nowadays.

  19. W.... F....

    I'd shoot any bastard that repos my stuff.

  20. j.... r....

    I know the feeling all.to well.been laid off 4 times before I got a stable job at later age and believe you me s bad day at work is better than a good day on the employment line.

  21. R.... R....

    I worked at Ford, my husband GM! All can say is thank you #44

  22. A.... H....

    4:56, is he having a heart attack?

  23. A.... H....

    4:44 the guy is facing several criminal charges. 1. Using a hammer to hit the cop's car= Damage to police property with blatant disrespect. 2. 4:52= Assaulting a police officer. 3. Obstruction of justice; not letting the cop do his job. 4. Disturbing the peace. 5. Disorderly Conduct. That cop would have every right to arrest him.

  24. S.... S....

    I think a lot of people in this country don't appreciate Detroit.  My home town has been the butt of a lot of jokes and hate. This is a great place to live.  This City has made America Great.  The City that put the world on wheels, the Arsenal of Democracy.  I hope you think before you hate.

    S.... S....

    Detroit isn't the only city that put the world on wheels. Mexico, China, Japan and Europe have been doing this since time began as well.

  25. P.... T....

    Goes to show that America is a joke. Not even close to the greatest country in the world

  26. r.... ....

    Detroit vs Everybody

  27. J.... C....

    Yes I am 11/30/2019

  28. C.... E....

    Ultra cheesy ...good lord

  29. S.... A....

    So the cop is just gonna ignore the fact that Mickey pulled up with an open container and smashed it against the cop car? Just checking 😂

  30. C.... B....

    They’re not shutting Detroit down they are selling it

  31. P.... S....

    Thank you John for telling the American people the truth in the music you perfected, I tip my hat to you!!

  32. M.... L....

    That boss man font give a crap about you he just wants his money. Then your are people who never worked a day in their entire life and get a government check. My parents thought me that you want something you work hard for it

  33. M.... M....

    Here in 2019 Wall Street is making a fortune, but Main Street is paying the bills.

    M.... M....

    Funny how the little man gets fucked isn't it

  34. t.... ....

    I know one way we could stop this corruption but we have to pray if it's the right way stand down until we figure it out. What's to figure out. You don't pick on the poor you don't pick on the middle class the people at the top have a lot to answer for and I'm not talking about the executives they are just Pawns. God will repay. Stand Down. Pray and watch mountains fall.

  35. J.... P....

    Micky Rourke is a dirt bag!!

  36. G.... M....

    This reminds me of how employment is at Lowes right now

  37. J.... P....

    Fun facts, Mercedes Benz and Hyundai have factories in Alabama. KIA has a factory in Georgia. Nissan builds the Titan somewhere in Texas.
    Point is, most all brands build in America. So really it's just the butt ugly vehicles Ford and GM put out that's "shutting down Detroit".
    If I'm going to be on the hook for $400 or so a month for 6 years, it's going to be something nice.

  38. S.... ....

    “Anything you need I don’t care what it is”......
    Yeah...I NED A JOB!!!!

  39. C.... B....

    Amen Johnson

  40. w.... ....

    he is in my town right now.

  41. T.... J....

    4:53 assault on an officer......and the cop let it go, you know that's a tight community

  42. C.... C....

    John.Rich you hit the nail on the head with this song..I love this song..

  43. s.... m....

    fucking pos rourke is , has no idea how politics work, Trump is kicking ass

  44. s.... m....

    rourke is a goof

  45. B.... N....

    2019,Detroit still sucks!

  46. �.... �....

    Капитализм как он есть.

  47. d.... h....

    Kris K is an Oxford scholar and a green beret.

  48. R.... B....

    thank you for the bail out obama

  49. P.... P....

    When it comes,as it will......there are those of us sitting on mountain tops,hunkered,and bunkered, 3 years shelf stable food and water to supplement what is available. The longest "war" America has ever fought is the war on the drugs the ghetto abuses. A nice civil war,and good compostables.

  50. E.... P....

    I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THIS SONG FOR 3 YEARS

  51. M.... H....

    Yeah keep votin liberal!!! You think Chris is good? For the ppl?

  52. M.... B....

    SO VERY VERY SAD. SO VERY VERY TRUE. WHAT THEY ARE DOING

  53. M.... P....

    I use to think a lot of Micky but he doesn't think Trump is helping American workers ,and all Obummer would say these jobs ain't never coming back, that's Mickeys man!!!

  54. J.... T....

    Hell is hell war mongers of politics

  55. J.... T....

    Ask janna or ask stan new testament or old doesnt matter 10 commandments

  56. M.... P....

    Mike Duggan is a dumb ass Democrat, naturally.

  57. O.... T....

    Fuck Detroit........thats what voting democrat for 50 years gets you, you asked for it, you got it....REALITY!

  58. R.... G....

    Boss: if you need anything just call and I'll help. big jhon: well I need a job you said to call if I need anything so give me my job back

  59. W.... H....

    FROM THE TIME I BEGAN TO KNOW ANYTHING , DEMOCRATS ALWAYS SPOKE OF THEIR BENEVOLENCE FOR THE PEOPLE . AND BIG CORPORATIONS WERE AGAINST THE " LITTLE PEOPLE " . THEY BERRATED THE RIGHT ABOUT THEIR TIES AND HOLDINGS IN THE CORPORATE WORLD AND BIG MONEY . THEN BARRACK AND THE ENTIRE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT MACHINE TOOK UP THE WELFARE CASE AND BAILED OUT SEVERAL MONSTER FIRMS . ALL THE DEMOCRAT SUPPORTERS LEARNED THE " TO BIG TO FAIL" LANGUAGE AND DEFENDED THE DEMOCRATS . IF AIG FAILED THE WORLD HAD SEVERAL OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT WOULD HAVE MOVED IN TO THAT MARKET AND SERVICED IT AS WELL AS AIG HAD . THE EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE MOVED OVER TO THOSE COMPANIES WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT . TRUTH IS DEMOCRATS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH . I WORK FOR IT AND SOMEONE ELSE GETS IT AGAINST MY WILL . BUT WE ARE NOT ENSLAVED ? AND WE LOSE MORE RIGHTS EVERY DAY . MAGAMAGAMAGATRUMP2020TRUMP2020TRUMP2020

  60. J.... A....

    Unions killed Detroit. Business needs profit to survive and compete.

  61. D.... O....

    Great song. Sad what out country has become in so many different ways....

  62. J.... ....

    unions and democrats with poser republicans
    Trump 2020 for real change with America first

  63. R.... L....

    One of the best songs and videos that most will never see,, badazz y’all share it with everyone you know

  64. C.... T....

    Damn D.C. politicians and high level businessmen who don't know an ounce of hard labor are the ones who need to be fired and evicted from their homes not the men and women who work their asses off

  65. i.... m....

    This is why you vote Trump!!

  66. K.... H....

    4:43.

    Thats a real friend he has there!!!

  67. T.... F....

    Trump 2020

  68. J.... W....

    i am back : 31 years 77 days with Domino Sugars in Yonkers NY & they fired me for a bullshit QA violation & never late or sick in the 10 years prior.

    J.... W....

    Are you fucking serius?i feel for you. im 29 yrs old. never held a job more than 1 yr. iv had 50 jobs since 16 yrs,old. This is exact reason why. 🙁

    J.... W....

    the sad part is. some new hire takes your job for a fraction of your top salary. Compnees dont wanna pay put.

    J.... W....

    Hell i even quit a union City job for Public works dept.

  69. D.... Y....

    wiser than your time JR....

  70. S.... M....

    Damn, laid off, foreclosed on, and dead of a heart attack in one day! What a corny video. 🤣

  71. D.... E....

    Trump 2020

  72. J.... D....

    U know Bartholomew 2

  73. J.... D....

    Ernie want cut another tree

  74. J.... D....

    Who bought the company

  75. J.... D....

    Warch the dam movie fury an yes shes part German french and hungian an has grandma s gift

  76. t.... ....

    Vote Trump 2020

  77. T.... m....

    This is incredibly upsetting to see this. this song speaks volume showing how bad its getting. These soulless communist bastards are destroying the very fabric of America. I'm getting so sick of these overpaid jackasses up in Corporate America and wall street destroying every little thing we TRUE Americans work for! I wish those overpaid jackasses would burn in hell where they belong. THIS IS GODS COUNTRY. And its about time we take our country back.

  78. d.... ....

    All these fucking illegal immigrants coming in here and working under the table for half the price. This country has gone to shit

  79. C.... D....

    Vote liberal and this is what ya get!

  80. j.... N....

    And they're still doing down That's what the union are trying to stop

  81. K.... R....

    is it just me or is the singer UGLY (no offense)

    K.... R....

    Really!!! How do write a comment like that and say "no offense." If you don't like his voice, music, hat, video (etc) write that. Your personal opinion on someones "looks" is just that, personal, keep it to yourself. Saying someone is "UGLY" is offensive. However there are all kinds of "UGLY" in this world and you comment is one of them!!!

  82. T.... B....

    Trump bringing it back!

  83. R.... B....

    Don't believe it? Look at moragne Ohio.corporations are capitalism s cancer.They destroy the middle class. Dems just don't get it. Obama chose not to prosecute any banker that caused the ,08 recession.DC I'd just turned to shit. Better vote for Donald cause he don't give a fuck.

  84. A.... M....

    America

  85. G.... ....

    Hell i know that feeling work in a factory for 5 months. I was there best worker. I worked 16hrs ever sence i started. And was laid off cause of the bull shit strike. #UAW

  86. J.... W....

    I nominate God our father for President.

  87. J.... S....

    Mickey Rourke and kris kristofferson just an awesome video!!!

  88. L.... B....

    I’m glad to see that trump is bringing the economy back and bringing manufacturing jobs back to the us. Hopefully nothing like this happens again. MAGA

    L.... B....

    According to data from the World Steel Association, U.S. steel production decreased by 5.3% to 7.2 million metric tons in June 2019. Trump continues to buy steel for his own projects from China. He got your ass hook line and sinker, wake up.

  89. G.... H....

    NAFTA.....THAT'S WHY I VOTED TRUMP LAST TIME!!! MY LAST JOB IS NOW IN MEXICO

  90. t.... r....

    Man that song will hit your emotions so hard ole boys like that is what built this country

  91. A.... S....

    I've been in the US. Army for 12 years and bust my ass everyday for my family. I'd be lost if I didn't have my job that I love so much.

  92. D.... L....

    Trump is bringing it back baby love it America he we go !!!!! Trump 2020

  93. r.... ....

    We're sorry,Detroit. The wrong people got fired.

  94. D.... N....

    Mr. John Rich thank you playing this song that inspired me I’ve been working at Texas Roadhouse for almost 7 years but I still got it once again God bless you dew

  95. s.... u....

    Support the current gm,UAW represented workers on strike. These men and women made great sacrifices to keep the Detroit Three rolling. Temps workers not made permanent after 4+ years,working 40+ hrs a week! Record profits and executive pay over the last 4-6 years,it's the worker's turn. Don't believe the distortions pushed out corporate media. Solidarity!

    s.... u....

    And a ten billion dollar stock buy back.

  96. d.... m....

    Micky should said "" that kind of retirement you got planned for rest of us after 32yrs ? Fuck you , blood suckers !

  97. B.... G....

    One good song my son liked before he passed to the other side miss him Daniel Ray George

  98. c.... b....

    This song brought tears to my eyes what happens every day in life people lose their jobs they lose their homes and where else to go it really hits home Duval who's out there you can pass it Forward people in need the help cuz sure receive it