
Poor Sheep Lyrics
- Genre:Rock
- Year of Release:2022
Lyrics
They scream "enough with welfare cheats"
There's no more social relief
Crying about people using SNAP
To buy choice cuts of beef
A family four on fifty grand don't need a life raft
If you want the American Dream
Better pull up those boot straps
They don't care about the struggle
As long as the stock prices double
They even try?
Baa baa poor folk they all cry
If they're so broke dig dig baa baa the system does the trick
Don't have insurance just don't get sick
Baa baa capitalism is the way
We need growth no matter who pays
Baa baa the nuclear family is strong
We're the ones in power so we can't be fucking wrong
The monthly game of floating bills gives you a panic
Attack DHS won't return your calls
Welcome to falling through the cracks
The lie that they sold you on is always just out of reach
But if you ask for assistance well then
"You're just a fucking leech"
You're always broke, the kids are hungry, all they care about is money
"We just want enough to get by!"
You scream and shout
But those at the top say "you gotta make due without"
Programmed from birth, for the goal of being middle class
How can you save for retirement when you can't afford gas?
They slash your pay and raise your rent
But empty promises is all you get
The goal posts keep moving until you finally realize
The American safety net is little more than lies
A vicious cycle used to keep the majority weak and poor
Because if you help someone they say "now they'll only want more"
By the time you pay everything down
It's too late you're in the ground!