Thieves Track

It's a breathtaking view at the top of the ladder
Stock options and golden parachutes
Here's another crop of real go-getters
Fresh out of finance school

Worn platitudes and soft skills abound
Leadership positions to be filled
Follow the footsteps of Gordon Gekko
Remember greed is good

Don't you think this might be the ideal time
To override the system
Opt out of the daily grind
Don't we all face a future looking bleak
No more time for blind concession
To the rulership of thieves

It's a washed-out view for the front-line worker
Scraping by on so-called living wage
We all depend on the fruit of their labor
With CEOs 400 times their pay

Medical bills I got no hope of paying
Kitchen table piled up like snow
Got my eye on that Mega Millions
Hey you never know, you never know

I've been working, I've been working all my life
It’s a struggle, it’s a struggle to survive
50 years now, they’ve been taking more and more
It’s not broken, it’s not broken - it's by design

Don't you think that the moment may be right
To switch off the ignition
And just let the engine die
Now we all face a future looking bleak
No more time for blind concession
To the rulership of thieves
No more room for acquiescence
To the rulership of thieves
No more reason for obeisance
To the rulership of thieves