THAT'S THE SOUND OF A MAN
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTOMLESS BARREL
AND HE'S ABOUT TO BREAK…
HE'S GOT TO GET A BETTER GRIP…
HE'S NOT ABOUT TO LET IT SLIP
HE'S WORKED WAY TOO HARD
TO GO OUT THIS WAY…
STILL EVERYDAY IT GETS A LITTLE HARDER
AND HE'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
TO THE EDGE OF THE ROPE…
WHILE EVERY MINUTE TAKES A LITTLE LONGER
THE LONGER THAT IT TAKES
HE FINDS IT HARDER TO COPE…
SHE'S GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO GET AWAY FROM THIS MESS…
WHERE THE BILLS WEIGH MORE
THAN THE WEIGHT ON HER CHEST…
ALL THE STRUGGLE AND THE PAIN
AND THE DOUBT IN HER EYES…
GOES UNNOTICED BY MOST
BECAUSE IT'S BURIED IN PRIDE…
STILL EVERYDAY IT GETS A LITTLE HARDER
AND SHE'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
TO THE EDGE OF HER ROPE…
WHILE EVERY MINUTE TAKES A LITTLE LONGER
THE LONGER THAT IT TAKES
SHE FINDS IT HARDER TO COPE…
THAT'S LIFE IN THE WASTELAND…
EVERYDAY WHERE EVERY SINGLE MINUTE
IS THE SAME AS THE LAST
AND I KEEP THINKING TO MYSELF
"I CAN'T GO OUT THIS WAY!"
BUT THAT'S LIFE IN THE WASTELAND…
EVERYDAY WHERE EVERY SINGLE MINUTE
IS THE SAME AS THE LAST
SO ALL MY TIME'S SPENT DREAMING
ABOUT THE WINDS OF CHANGE!
IN DISTRIBUTION OF THE WEALTH
THERE'S NO EQUALITY…
WITH A FAIR SHARE
SEEMING TO BE A FANTASY…
STILL EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR
THE DIAMOND RING…
WHILE THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR
GO TO FEED THE KING!
EVERYBODY’S READY FOR
A BREAK IN THE RAIN…
AND EVERYBODY’S TIRED
FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE CHAIN…
IT ONLY TAKES ONE SPARK
TO IGNITE THE FLAME…
FOR THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
IS THE POWER OF CHANGE!