hey there missy what's that on your mind? i see you tossed out all your papers and gotten out of line you wanna throw your life away looking for a sign think of all you're risking just to have a spine (chorus) they talk, they talk, they talk, they talk they shove it in our ears they say you gotta feed your dreams to the jaded beast, career but when you're sitting at the helm of some misguided corperate plot you'll not know what victory is you'll know what it's not come here sonny we like to start 'em young you gotta rise above the rest, you must be number one
i still remember the words my wise pappy said to me "i've no time for play, child, work's my destiny" wake up mom and dad, can't you understand? would you rather have your children under the command of some grinding oncler with another thneed or living unrespectably for what they believe? (chorus) now i believe in hard work, fingers to the bone but it's gotta be for more than just my greed alone or even worse than that, empowering some suit i'd like to see the love of money underneath my boot