We are being strip-mined by the powers that be We are being strip-mined by the new bourgeoisie Now we're begging B-E-G-G-I-N-G (spell it for me) Begging for change I wanna change my hair, I wanna change my name I wanna change the storyline, my carpet, my voice, my aims B-E-G-G-I-N-G (spell it for me) Begging for change I wanna change my shoes, I wanna change my car I wanna change my way of life, the temperature, the way things are B-E-G-G-I-N-G (spell it for me) Begging for change I wanna change my job, I wanna change my attitude I wanna change myself, I wanna change me, him, and you I see the future, the future is hard We pay with your life, they pay with their card Yeah B-E-G-G-I-N-G (spell it for me) Begging for change It's time to wake up and smell the unfairness It's the end of the West which is, perhaps, for the best It's the end of the West which is, perhaps, for the best But I couldn't care less, I couldn't care less, no B-E-G-G-I-N-G Begging for change Weren't you the ones supposed to make a change Slash prices at a stroke, break the supermarket chains? Yes, sir, that was us, it was a joke Yes, sir, that was us, it was a joke, yeah? B-E-G-G-I-N-G Begging for change We took to the streets with a banner that reads, with a banner that reads: Next customer, please We took to the streets with a banner that reads: Next customer, please, next customer, please Next customer please! Shut up, please Begging for Change Begging for Change (I beg to differ I beg your pardon) Begging for Change (I beg to live I beg to breathe) Begging for Change (I beg for money I beg for change) Begging for Change (I beg for? I beg for?) Begging for Begging for Begging for Begging for Begging for Begging for Begging for All throughout history it's always the same Everyone, everywhere begging for change I see the future, the future is strange When you're begging for change, you're begging for chains Begging for chains So change!