Son Volt - The 99 lyrics
[Son Volt - The 99 lyrics]
Journalists in jail covering the scenes
The profit columns rise for
The corporate machines
Take the stand now, protest and holler
Desecration of the land for
The almighty dollar
Ninety-Nine Percent ninety-Nine Percent
It's a trickle down world
Like you're stuck in cement
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
They can fill up the jails but
It won't make a dent
Those sins don't wash away in
The sea of discontent
Already spent, already spent
No way to get ahead 'cause it's already spent
With no spot at the table
Hopes and dreams have died
The Ninety-Nine Percent have been
Taken for a ride
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
Ninety-Nine Percent ninety-Nine Percent
It's a trickle down world
Like you're stuck in cement
Ninety-Nine Percent ninety-Nine Percent
It's a trickle down world
Like you're stuck in cement
The profit columns rise for
The corporate machines
Take the stand now, protest and holler
Desecration of the land for
The almighty dollar
Ninety-Nine Percent ninety-Nine Percent
It's a trickle down world
Like you're stuck in cement
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
They can fill up the jails but
It won't make a dent
Those sins don't wash away in
The sea of discontent
Already spent, already spent
No way to get ahead 'cause it's already spent
With no spot at the table
Hopes and dreams have died
The Ninety-Nine Percent have been
Taken for a ride
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
Imbalance hangs over
The Ninety-Nine is down here
Ninety-Nine Percent ninety-Nine Percent
It's a trickle down world
Like you're stuck in cement
Ninety-Nine Percent ninety-Nine Percent
It's a trickle down world
Like you're stuck in cement