Charlie stares at the TV Screen Feels that hate still brewing up strong That dream they promised is so far out of sight Lord, he's waited for so long If he ever spoke to his neighbors He'd see they've got the same dream too But when the TV says their worthless Well Charlie knows just what to do And he'll tell ya Right now it ain't me But one day I'll be up there living free So keep my spot open at the top Cause it's everyone down here I've gotta stop Charlie punches his ballot again For the last in a long line of self-made men While locked doors and boarded windows sit outside A thousand other stories of trying to survive Oh he never looks up now Just keep on moving Oh it's just so hard now But his mind keeps telling him Right now it ain't me But one day I'll be up there living free So keep my spot open at the top Cause it's everyone down here I've gotta stop Right now it ain't me But one day I'll be up there living free So keep my spot open at the top Cause it's everyone down here I've gotta stop Oh he never looks up now Just keep on moving Oh it's just so hard now But his mind keeps telling him