Lyrics:

They take your love and your money
They take your sugar and your honey
They'll take you skinny or fat
Why are people like that?
They take your town and your home
They take your flesh and your bone
They take your shirt off your back
Why are people like that?

They take your dog and your car
They'll try to push you to far
They break you heart leave you flat
Why are people like that?
They make you sleep in the street
They give you nothin' to eat
They'll lie to you thats a fact
Why are people like that?

They take your farm and your crop
They take everything you got
Laugh behind your back
Ah, why are people like that?
Ah, why are people like that?
Why are people like that?
I don't know why they act like that
Ah, why are people like that? Hey, now