John Trudell - Grafitti Man lyrics

Hustling Hustling on down hustling street Rag man rag woman paper bags full Street age alerts in tenant child eyes Sidewalk playgrounds got to beware Junk man's in the shadows Dealing his junk Beautiful sisters Deal themselves around Beautiful brothers Not so beautiful anymore So much older than the day before Ain't everybody tired of being poor Grafitti man's got something to say Message in a scrawl message on the wall Something's wrong Not our fault We gotta be cool Our time will come Open spaces in shopping center walls Middle cla** man middle cla** land Clean enough to be a family affair Nice place to take wide eyed child Controlled climate temperate zones Neat little shops all laid out Everything by sale By cash or plastic Price not negotiable but payment is Different junk man different junk Spend some money buy some more Grafitti Man's got something to say Message in a scrawl message on the wall Put on blinders Dull the senses Who's worth more than money they spend? Sky scraper buildings Corporate corridor office suite Executive board high finance Big businessman suit Not stained by sweat or blood Using money like perfume water Sophistication smiles Hide stain and decay Realistic decisions In columns and ledgers Dividing profits among themselves Spoils of war are spoils of war Says Junk Man owner of the junk Grafitti Man's got something to say Message in a scrawl message on the wall Down with bosses No more bosses Something's gotta change Something's gotta change