They don't pay us enough To suffer for the trust I'm gonna take what's mine Before the cause gets just Take what's mine before I run out of time Before the face on the monument Pays me a compliment Every now and then I think of how I could've been If the candidate I backed had been a good time Drinks for my enemies, sunny days in front of me I used to want love, but now I want money East coast, west coast, I think I'll lighten my load And dump my luggage, and fall in line Stuck in the middle with no voice, no coach Nuthin but a river and a shoreline They don't pay us enough To suffer for the trust I'm gonna take what's mine Before the cause gets just Take what's mine before I run out of time Before the face on the monument Pays me a compliment I'd like to thank the academy, once again for lettin' me Stand up here to tell you how I feel And when I win again I think I'll bring my girlfriend And leave my mama back in East Moline Yeah when I win again I think I'll thank the service men And the government cuz now I got money, they're my friends The teachers and the realtors, the rotary and police The posse with the philosophy of what it is to be free To be free To be free To be free... They don't pay us enough To suffer for the trust I'm gonna take what's mine Before the cause gets just Take what's mine before I run out of time Before the face on the monument Before the face on the monument Before the face on the monument Pays me a compliment