THE LAWYERS AND THE BANKERS showed up right on cue
spending our dollar bills just like they used to
and now the FDIC ain't got no green for me
'cause they stole it all, right before the fall
of their mighty, mighty house of cards
You see, some people can't control themselves
when they see their name in the stars
but the lights of the night can be blindingly bright
so you better watch out

so how could we have let this go?
'cause there's so much more lost than we will ever know

but I'm afraid that the day will never come
when we finally figure out what we're running from
and we finally understand
all that has been done in our name
and what can't be taken back
(just like a heart attack)

and it's nothing short of a miracle that the sky didn't collapse
and fall all over itself
or so we were led to believe

BY THE LAWYERS AND THE BANKERS
driving their luxury oil tankers
spending every other weekend in Dubai,
while you and I are shoveling shit,
too scared to throw a fit
Just left feeling used, if only slightly amused

Stranded, empty-handed on this great piece of land
That we built with our own (two) hands, and blood and sweat
Yet it's on the verge of being taken away
by the very folks who led us astray
by pulling our strings and telling us things that we know ain't true
and then they blame it on me and you
and once again we play the fool
just like we always do