Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Too many people dyin' in the sand Too many people want to hear a marching band Too many people listen to the lies Too many people getting set up just to die Well, the night's so dark and the cold It makes me shiver Well, they sold us down the river Well, too many people must be sleepin' at the wheel Sold us down the river Too many people want to run a dirty deal Sold us down the river Too many people are just lookin' for a buck Sold us down the river Too many people just don't care enough Sold us down the river Well, the night's so dark and the cold It makes me shiver Well, they sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Too many people don't stop and ask why Too many people getting set up just to die Too many people believe what they're told Too many people never get to grow old Well, the night's so dark and the cold It makes me shiver Well, they sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river We need a change, we need it fast Sold us down the river We got a chance but the time is blowin' past Sold us down the river We gotta speak and, they gotta hear Sold us down the river Well, the time is getting right and the time is getting near Sold us down the river Well, the night so dark and the cold It makes me shiver Well, they sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river Sold us down the river