Thursday, September 1, 2011


FIGHTING BACK



Every day I count the change

That's jangling in my pocket

To buy the gas to reach the job,

And I know I haven't got it.

My piggy bank is empty now,

My boots are full of water.

You -- you call it conservation.

Me -- I call it slaughter but



Chorus:



I'm fighting back, fighting back!

With everything that's in me.

Like a cornered rat when the maze runs out

And I know they're gonna get me.

We're all at war; it's a bloody mess.

The dream is to be free.

You cut back more 'til I lose my mind

But I just can't let it beat me!



Smile glibly now at the camera man

As we cry in exasperation.

Take billions from the small guys pay

To spend on inaugerations.

We've got power plants to blow us up,

Bombs to fight for this side.

You call it strategy for peace.

Me, I call it homicide, and (chorus)



Old people die when it gets too cold;

Babies cry when hungry.

My house is gone for the taxes due

And my purse is always empty.

Rich man, just ignore the poor,

Don't offer us your reasons.

Call it anything you want --

Me, I call it treason, and (chorus)

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