Anti-Flag - The Consumer’s Song lyrics

Don't trust them as far as you can throw 'em
Because as strong as you may be
You won't be able to move them an inch
But you don't have to believe me go ahead and
Be the corporate stooge that they
Trained you to be
And then you'll see what you
Get for your loyalty

They call it "downsizing"
But that's just a backhanded saying
For the phrase "We're gonna screw you
Until you're down on your knees"
And you better not try to complain
'Cause there's another hundred
Stiffs like you
All who'd plead "I'd kiss your ass just for a
Chance to be a whore to your company"

You see it every day, everywhere
On the TV screen


Each time a different face or family
But it's always the same
"We worked here all our lives
Gave them everything we had
And now they say they're
Gonna move the factory
To a third world country where
The labor is cheap"

But the fact, my friend, that you don't see
Is the money you spend on the goods they make
Supports their methods of abuse on
The third world scene
And in your very own backyard
Yes your country

So I won't be the consumer that
They want me to be because the goods I own
Aren't going to set me free
So I won't buy that crap
They want to sell me
Because the goods I own
Won't set anyone free