Whitey - Lead Over Gold

Why do people live this way?
They shake all night and slave all day
They have nothing
They have nothing
And when exactly were we sold
That a good boy does just what he's told

Why did we choose lead over gold?
Why did we choose lead over gold?

They said take
Anything you want
But you never got a lot
You never got a single thing worth anything

Wake up
It's later than you know
And you have to go 'cause
Now it's time to punch the clock
Now it's time to punch the clock

Everyday and all brand new
It's an endless re-run starring me and you
We're just running in the wrong direction
Monkeys fascinated by our own reflections

A distant prize, the open doors
Reveal themselves as painted walls
A way to keep the hunger up
So we all run for the rabbit when the gate goes up
Run from the rabbit when the gate goes up (x7)

Run from the rabbit when the gate goes up

Take
Everything you want
But you never got a lot
You never got a single thing worth anything

Wake up
It's later than you know
And you have to go 'cause
Now it's time to punch the clock
Now it's time to punch the clock

Lead over gold (x12)

Suck out all the lives and the money runs dry
Yeah there's worms in the apple and there's trails in the sky
A lot more money and a lot less soul
Bang the peg into the hole
The peg into the hole
(x2)