Jon Gibson - Metal Machine lyrics

Hey, hey Oh, yeah What have you done to the world, politician? You separate brother from brother like a magician People are starving while you take their picture From your satellite, isn't that right? Oh... When I cast my vote, it fell into a moat Of red tape and hypocrisy So I called you on the phone But you're never, ever home I have to leave a message On the thirty-second metal machine Metal dream I work from nine until my mind stops clicking I take a beating, but I keep on ticking The auto-teller tells me "Sorry, you can't get no cash today" "What did you say?" Oh, when I punched in for the green A "No!" came on the screen And suddenly my card disappeared And my rent is due today, so how am I gonna pay? I must be going crazy 'Cause I'm talking to a metal machine Bad, bad dream, whoa-oh-oh-oh... La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do Yeah... La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do (Whoa-oh-oh-oh... Whoa, yeah Oh-oh... La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do Oh... I used to have a job, turned a lever and a knob It barely kept the clothes on my back So I tried to get ahead, I got laid off instead The foreman said, "I'm sorry we've replaced you With a metal machine", oh... I wound up on the street with nothing much to eat I had to get myself off the ground Now I'm back in school to learn about the rules That if I want to play I've got to learn about the metal machine, oh... Metal dream, everybody, sing with me La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do Yeah, don't let machines go and take your mind La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do 'Cause food and shelter is the bottom line La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do If it's reality that you can't face La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do Then a machine might come and take your place La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do You'll be replaced by a metal machine La, da-da-da, da-da-da, da, da, da-da Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do No, it's not a dream, baby, oh-oh...