BIG TIME CORPORATE BLUES

1) War-mongers gettin' crazy, the economy's goin' to trashs; System's goin' bankrupt while the big boys are stealin' the cash. Every time I hear the news, I get the big time corporate blues.

2) They tell us "greed is good, if they don't keep expanding, they'll die;." They got eight million lawyers with the best minds money can buy to tell you why. Every time I hear their lies, I get the big time corporate blues.

<3) They play with other people's money, they're like junkies with a monkey on their backs; They keep their profits off shore so they don't have to pay any tax. Every time I face the facts, I get the big time corporate blues.

[Bridge] Autocratic, plutocratic, thievin' fat cats, Suit and tie looters, modern - day aristocrats; Ripping off the people, tearing up the land; When it's all for them and the rest of us be damned I get the blues, I get the corporate blues. Hogs in the boardroom, feedin' at the trough; For that greedy CEO enough is never enough. Ain't you tired of them ripping us off; I got the big-time corporate blues.

4) They stole my pension, took my savings and my little nest egg; They got these giant drug pharmacies, they try to sell ya relief for an arm and a leg. When there's nothin' left to lose, you get the big time corporate blues.

5) They'll eat away at your rights like parasites; they're like a giant tape worm. They got their names and their logos and their advertising every where you turn. When it really gets me burned, I get the big time corporate blues.

[Bridge] Enron, WorldCom, Halliburton, Harken, Every where you look them corporate hound dogs are barkin'. Ripping off the people, tearing up the land; When it's all for them and the rest of us be damned You get the blues, you get the corporate blues. They got no heart, no conscience or soul; Grabbin' more money's the only thing they know. When there's no where to hide, and no where to go - You get the big time corporate blues.

Words & Music by: C. Michael Stout August, 2002