speak for yourself


you say "we can't afford the butter, boy,
we've got to buy more guns
so if you get hungry
you'll have to bite the bullet, son,
and it takes hundred-dollar screwdrivers
and fifty-dollar screws
to put these guns together, boy,
so guess who's getting screwed!"

I say "speak for yourself
you don't speak for me
and i don't much like the sound
of the way you say, 'we'
talk about this
talk about that
talk about calling something just what it's not"

you say "we've got to stop the unions, boy,
from dragging the country down
or they might make the bosses pass that living wage around
and that could mean one less mercedes
in every rich man's garage
we've got to keep those workers begging
for every crumb they've got"

I say "speak for yourself..."

you say "the rich have got it tough, boy,
it's tougher than you think
living in a mansion
riding in a limousine
so when we cut the taxes
we slice them on a curve
so the rich can pay less
and you can pay more and more!"

I say "speak for yourself..."

you say "it's a free country, boy,
and thank god for it too
you're free to speak your mind
if you have the right point of view
your free to do what want
until we make it against the law
and you're free to cast a vote
and have your vote not count at all!"

I say "speak for yourself..."

you say "let's kick some kids off the bus
call it 'no child left behind'
and the patrior act should keep the nonbelievers in line
'clear skies' means that we can put
more smoke into the air
and 'wise use' of the land
means we now can strip it bare"

I say "speak for yourself..."




Video posted to YouTube 7/11/08