Carried Away -

I’ve read the news again

I’ve got the blues again

The whole damn world’s gone insane

Hey man, what are we doing?

We’re leading things to ruin

And doesn’t it seem like a shame

Say maybe we could try

Try to make things right

Maybe we could make things fair

Cause the ones who are on top

Are never gonna stop

They’re never gonna let us share

You know all our lives been workin' for somethin'

Somethin' thse days buys a whole lot a nothin'

The dck is stacked and they won’t let you play

But if you call them out they’ll say

Don’t get carried away

Have you had enough distraction, baby

Is it finally time for action?

Maybe we can really make a change

'Cause everyone’s been talkin'

But nobody’s been walkin'

And doesn’t it seem so strange

That all our workin' lives

All that stress and strife

Never seem to get anywhere

If you question the futility

Of upward mobility

Man, you will soon be aware

That all our lives been workin' for somethin'

Somethin' these days buys a whole lotta nothin'

The deck is stacked and they won’t let you play

But if you call them out they’ll say

Don’t get carried away

I’ve tried, I’ve tried, I’ve tried

To live life by their rules

You know down deep inside

They’re playin' us for fools

They keep us in fighting

And love when we stay dumb

Struggling amongst ourselves

To see who can gather up the most crumbs

You know all our lives been workin' for somethin'

But all you get is a whole lotta nothin'

The deck is stacked and they won’t let you play

But if you call them out they’ll say…

All our lives been workin' for somethin'

But all you get is a whole lotta nothin'

The deck is stacked and they won’t let you play

But if you call them out they’ll say

Don’t get carried away

We can make the change

If we start today

There’s a brighter future we can see

So just come along

It starts with you and me!