You might be a financial wizard With a sack of loot But all I see is a slimy lizard With an expensive suit Go on and run your corporation Go on and kiss some ass You can buy up half of the nation But you can't buy class
You bastards think it's funny Lying and thieving all your life Think all there is, is money Got your future wrapped up tight
But just 'cos you got the power That don't mean you got the right
You can take my fingers, buddy You can take my eyes You can take my past and future It won't make you wise You can have me thrown in jail You can steal my booze You can even steal my mail Step on my blue suede shoes
You bastards might be clever Got it mapped out in black and white But you remember you can never Teach a dog to stand upright
And just 'cos you got the power That don't mean you got the right And just 'cos you got the power That don't mean you got the right
Go on out, make another deal Feed your big fat face Go on out, and cop a feel Get on somebody's case You surely could be satisfied If you could get it all But time ain't on your side You're going to the wall
You think that life's just dollars Won with greed and lust and spite But I wasn't born to follow Like to get my sleep at night I surely do, honey
Just 'cos you got the power That don't mean you got the right Just 'cos you got the power That don't mean you got the right Just 'cos you got the power That don't mean you got the right