David Rovics - The Best Democracy Money Can Buy lyrics

can't stand the news It's always the same old song Another corporate scandal Another story of bad gone wrong Another corporate bailout Another piece of the pie It's the best democracy money can buy They rigged the elections And only millionaires can play And you've got to be cynical You got to look into the camera and say "I'm serving the public" When you know it's a corporate lie But it's the best... Yeah there they go Fighting for oil 'Cause there the profits lie Beneath that foreign soil And they don't know what they'll do When the wells run dry But it's the best... They're filling the prisons Their latest industry Which lines their pockets And helps us all be free 'Cause you gotta do something with the unemployed If they won't move to Shanghai And it's the best... They're patenting life Selling our genes They would patent oxygen If they had the means They'll patent their d** And some will get you high And it's the best... But we've got two parties Maybe someday we'll have three Maybe Tweedledumber Tweedledum and Tweedledee But one thing's fairly certain It won't be you or I 'Cause it's the best... And when it's finished And they've finally achieved The most corporate dollar-ocracy That could ever be believed The Martians will come to visit our graves And when they go back to the sky They'll say it was the best...