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So we stand accused
Of obeying the rules
Playing it straight, not stepping out of line
Buying into the lies
Slogans and bribes
Cheated out of our hearts, hands and minds
The surplus we made wasted and decayed
Show me the money, I'll show you the crime
We put the work in
We put the time in
Assumed we were doing the right thing
We put the effort in
Our whole lives in
But in the end we're second class citizens
So we zipped our lips
We worked for tips
We aimed ever-lower but still missed
In this compassionate land
The helping hand
Shows you two fingers then a fist
We put the work in
We put the time in
What did we get back? Virtually nothing
We put the effort in
Our whole lives in
But in the end we're second class citizens
No, they don't care
Yes, life's unfair
It's an unwelfare state
We find out too late
Every article of faith requires some proof
It's hard to find away
Through the bargains on display
To some permanent version of the truth
We put the work in
We put the time in
So why are we just barely surviving?
We put the effort in
Our whole lives in
But in the end we're second class citizens
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