Tell me why? Tell me why? Why are they always pushing me? Block my vision so I can't see? Hold me down while they grind on me? Mind your own, just let me be Corporate men, bankers and friends Laugh as they play Monopoly Puppets and pawns set up the scene Fronting a false reality Media hype run down a pipe People believing what they say Closer than you ever could know Yeah, but it feels so far away Watch your mouth, mind you speech Be aware, stay on your feet Try to run, get you when you're weak Why are they always hounding me? Why? Tell me why? Mothers crying, sons are dying Sounds of weapons, bullets flying Never giving, always taking Filled with lies, always faking Never caring, never sharing Always rough and overbearing Why do you want to fight with me? Tell me why? Tell me why? Sell them tractors, give them seeds Help them boost their economies Let them up, hear their pleas Mind your own, just set them free Corporate men, bankers and friends Thinking that they can run the show Never think you ever could see Yeah, it's closer than you know