I'm a man of no fortune and fame Well my suit is pressed and my tie is straight I give no slack to the men with no bank I eat romaine salad and T bone steak In this world its either you can swim or sink I'm a statistic Just another cog in the machine I'm a country fool didn't finish my schoolin' By the age of fifteen was a cussin and chewin The age of twenty came faster than I'd figure I got locked up in a job making five figures In this world its either you can swim or sink I'm a statistic Just another cog in the machine I'm a man Well you all know me I put a guitar riff to my poetry I've got a simple mind in a complex planet Everyday is a brand new habit In this world its either you can swim or sink Well now even me I'm just another cog in the Even me Just another cog in the machine