So the average working man Makes a living wage of nearly thirty grand But the value that this work does bring Is much closer ninety So that means sixty off the top Goes Directly to boss man's hand That's how they keep those mansions up And that's just the average Now of that thirty grand That you bring to the kids Another third comes right off the top Directly to Uncle Sam But you see that plain as day As it flies from of your hand So you feel that loss But your boss is getting six times much more than them But everything's good I know you probably take it as a point of pride You're gonna "stand up to the man" But the faces that are put out front of you Are only just a sales force The simple truth is everywhere And everything demands That we keep this beastie fat and fed For this we've agreed all hands So you use these bootstraps To Turn the clock back An all agree that We want to relax We got the weekend We got vacation We got freedom of choice - approximation And You can buy what you wanted to buy So Everything's fine But you see that plain as day Money flies from your hand And you feel that cost but the boss is getting six times much more than Sam But everything's fine Everything's good Everything's cool How bout you So now Do we have a picture how this little scheme goes down Every one a willing Victim of a system Feudalism is still around So line up And get yours I got mine And in time They'll have yours They'll have mine It's a simple two dimensional line Two thirds from of the top Another third for roads and cops Don't kid yourself that it's ever gonna stop Just keep your head down And blame it all on most have not And hold them off with a million shots And tell yourself you enjoy your job To keep it together This is living in the USA Money flies from the hand You can feel that loss and the boss's been getting six times six times six times But everything's cool yeah Everything's good