Something ain't right

Lyrics

There's something going on in the world today,
I can't put my finger on it, but it don't feel okay.
Regular folks like you and me, we slip, we pay,
Parking ticket comes, you fight it or you pay.
Rob a bank, get caught, that's thirty to life,
Smuggle that white powder across the line, say goodbye.
Even fudge a little on your taxes, they come down hard,
Fines and jail time, leave you scarred.
[Chorus]
But look at the suits on the evening news,
Lying to Congress, stealing in plain view.
Millions vanish, scandals they invent,
Cities burn, shots fired, innocent spent.
We pay more for speeding than they ever do,
For the damage they've done, no price tag true.
Lady Justice blindfolded, but her eyes ain't shut,
She's peeking at the powerful, and we're getting cut.
[Verse 2]
Ten years back, how many got away clean?
Attempted hits, fake stories, taxpayer dream.
Young families can't buy a home no more,
Student loans chain you down for a decade or four.
College costs a fortune, then minimum wage,
What happened to the promise, the American stage?
Billions flow through their coffers every year,
Enough for no poverty, no homeless fear.
[Chorus]
But greedy hands keep reaching for our pay,
They think they need it more than we do each day.
Why ain't we questioning, why ain't we in the street?
Why keep funding the game when it's rigged, incomplete?
[Bridge]
Cut off the taxes, let the message ring clear,
Maybe then they'll straighten up, show a little fear.
I work too damn hard for my sweat and my blood,
To watch it get pissed away in the Washington flood.
I'm not taking it anymore, no sir, not me,
Time to stand up, time to be free.
[Final Chorus - build up]
Something ain't right, and we're finally awake,
No more playing their game, no more fake.
Lady Justice, take off that blindfold now,
See the thieves in the temple, hear the people's vow.
We built this country, we can take it back,
No more consequences just for us, that's a fact.