SAME OLD STORY

Hello

It's the same old story
The people stay broke while the few turn a profit
Kids need food but they keep making rockets
Six rich guys want to pick the world's pocket, how can we stop it?
Same old story
People want peace but the power insists that the fire can't cease
Born too late to fight in the Middle East
But born just in time to fight in the Middle East

It's the same old story
And every time we align our priorities
And start to learn that we should question our authority
A man in a suit points the finger of blame at his own least favorite minority

Same old story
Same old war they fighting for glory
Same old thing calling shots since the 40s
And they don't mind if the things get gory
Same old, same old story
It's the same old story
It's the same old story
The people are clear
We don't want to hear the same old

The scientists are saying that the climate needs saving
But what were they saying in 2010?
The scientists were saying that the climate needs saving
Okay, but how about in 1995?
The scientists were saying that the climate needs saving
Well, when I was growing up, they didn't say these things
The scientists were still saying since the 1950s we need to quit playing

It's the same old story
Same old wars they fighting for glory
Same old men calling shots since the 40s
And they don't mind if the things get gory
Same old, same old story
It's the same old story
It's the same old story
The people are clear
We don't want to hear the same old

The situation is more complicated than it seems
Getting real sick of the same old story
If our friends on the other side of the aisle would just work with me
We'd bring an end to the same old story?
But what am I supposed to tell my corporate donors?
I just want to finish this same old story
Wait, don't write that down
The people are clear, they don't want to hear the same old
I thought all of this was off the record
Hello?

Well, what are they going to do about it?
Let's get lunch
I'm starving!