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 a** You can buy off half of the nation But you can't buy cla** You ba*tards think it's funny Lyin' and thieving all your life Think all there is is money Got your future wrapped up tight But just 'cause you got the power That don't mean you got the right You can take my fingers babe 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 ba*tards might be clever Got it mapped out in black and white But remember, you can't ever teach a dog to stand upright And just 'cause 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 run with greed and lust and spite But I wasn't born to follow Like to get my sleep at night Just 'cause you got the power That don't mean you got the right