If you go to school and you get those grades
it's a fact that you will be rich someday
well I know that's a lie that they told us so we'd obey
If you get a job and you pay your dues
it's a fact that you'll be rewarded too
well I know that's a lie just so we wouldn't get a clue
all the money's in the hands of the few
and with money comes power too
and if I have no power well what would you have me do?
and we've reached the point where it's not ok
anymore so we'll say what we have to say
and you'll never convince me to leave empty handed today
In the hottest sun and the freezing cold
I'll spit in your face until I'm growing old
and you'll never convince me that you haven't sold your soul
all the money's in the hands of the few
and with money comes power too
and if I have no power well what would you have me do?
If I work really hard for the rest of my life
I'll be lucky to support a kid and wife
and all I'll support in the end is my grief and strife
When our forefathers founded this beautiful place
they demanded the pursuit of happiness
the pursuit has become the remains of a dead end race
all the money's in the hands of the few
and with money comes power too
and if I have no power well what would you have me do?