Zanerbob

Lyrics

The Rich are Making a Killing

If you’ve got a lot of money
It’s easy to make more
There’s not a lot of money in human kindness
But there’s money in oppression and war

If you use your money and position
to get the right people elected
You can make the law to favor yourself
So your interests are protected

If you control credit and industry
Healthcare, prisons, and equip the military
And no rules check your activity
You stand to make a killing

If you can charge whatever you please
Pollute the land, the air and seas
Wage continuous war with your enemies
You stand to make a killing

They own the media
They can make you vote
The way they say

They can convince you
to vote your own
Self-interest away

They want a decent society
And all of its attributes
They feel taxes are robbery
They don’t want to contribute

This childish hubris is a crime
There’s no denying
The rich are like ticks on the economy
Meanwhile people are dying