The price we pay

A paper signed a promise made He swore we'd win but the price was paid The markets shake the numbers fall And all for nothinghe knew nothing at all Oh the price we pay for a foolish man Raising tariffs with no real plan Factories close the cost runs high And he just smiles while the workers cry Steel and grain caught in the tide Once we thrived now pushed aside Farmers pray for the rain to come But the fields are dry the deals are done Oh the price we pay for a foolish man Raising tariffs with no real plan Factories close the cost runs high And he just smiles while the workers cry Trade wars fought like a reckless bet Allies lost and the world in debt He points the blame he calls it fair But all we built is lost in air Oh the price we pay for a foolish man Raising tariffs with no real plan Factories close the cost runs high And he just smiles while the workers cry Now the bridges burn the trust is gone The damage done we all move on But history writes the tale so clear He played the gamehe lost us years A paper signed a promise made And all we built just slipped away