EconGoneCountry

Supply and demand with a twang

Title: One Big Country Song

​Artist: LoCash

Economic Concepts: Profit maximization;  Management; Marginal cost; Marginal revenue  

Details: When out late with friends on a Friday or Saturday night, the decision to continue to party depends on whether the 
marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost.  Similarly, the decision for a bar to remain open (when legally allowed) depends on whether 
the marginal revenue exceeds the marginal cost.  If not, it is optimal to close the bar for the night.  In this song, the band sings of a shared experience for many: "We've all closed down a few good bars."      

Lyrics: 
Yeah, life is like a jukebox, just push play
Not everybody's first verse sounds the same
But we all get born and we all get raised
Whether it's some boondocks or Marina Del Rey
Everybody turns wild when you're sixteen
Slow roll, big timin' on main street
Everybody's got holes in their blue jeans
If you bought 'em that way or not

Turn it up and sing along
We all work 'til the daylight's gone
We all knock off the edge around five
Fall in love from a kiss on Friday night
And we've all had a broken heart
We've all closed down a few good bars
Take a look around, y'all, tell me I'm wrong
Ain't the whole wide world just one big country song?
Just one big country song

Yeah, well who gon' try to find some water when it's hot? 
Whether it's a pontoon, tube or a yacht
Who ain't got a dog that they love like a brother?
And who ain't ever tasted better cookin' than their mother?
Who ain't got a story to tell?
And who ain't made it through some hell?
Who don't love somebody, don't miss somebody?
If you're down, sing it with somebody

Turn it up and sing along
We all work 'til the daylight's gone
We all knock off the edge around five
Fall in love from a kiss on Friday night
And we've all had a broken heart
We've all closed down a few good bars
Take a look around, y'all, tell me I'm wrong
Ain't the whole wide world just one big country song?
Yeah, it's just one big country song

Not everybody knows the words to "Mama Tried"
A city boy, country boy, yeah, we all just tryna survive
So raise 'em high

Turn it up and sing along
We all work 'til the daylight's gone
We all knock off the edge around five
Fall in love from a kiss on Friday night
And we've all had a broken heart
We've all closed down a few good bars
Take a look around, y'all, tell me I'm wrong
Ain't the whole wide world just one big country song?
It's just one big country song
Yeah, we all live in one big country song
Yeah, it's just one big country song    

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