The Works Of Men Lyrics

Free your mind from the oppressor

I keep a nightstick in the dresser

For you to get messed up

There's no need to play dress-up

But, first, can you answer this question

Do you have leverage?

Or are you thirsty, no beverage?

Paid it in full, no severance

I'm asking for clarification

In the past, I would just waste them

But now I'm actively chasing

A hundred grand, rolled up inside a rubber-band

I'm done looking out for Uncle Sam

So, I keep a loud pack on me

Like a hundred bands

And I walk by faith

Until they see the sun again

They close the blinds

Don't want nobody looking in

Tell them what it is

But they fail to understand

What I mean when I say

Who want it, then?

You speak hate on the fake

But you're one of them

Hey, you, can you lend a hand?

I need someone to work the land

It don't pay well, but I'll let you live

And what you earn from me

I need ten percent

And, uh

Let me know when it's making sense

You need to be on time

When you pay the rent

But there's no telling when the earth will end

And nothing good comes from the works of men

OK, now I've got that out way

Wasn't working towards nothing

I was working towards my grave

Working with my hands

I was working for the man

Now, I'm working for myself

I'm working with a plan

But I still can't take a break

I still worry about being late

Cause when I get a check

It's in and out the bank

So, I'm doing what I can

Just to own a piece of land

And it's never really mine

But I finally got a chance

A chance to finally do some good

Get it understood

Are you doing what you could?

Doing what you would

The hourglass is out of sand

So, I'm running out of time

But all of it is in your hands

Hey, you, can you lend a hand?

I need someone to work the land

It don't pay well, but I'll let you live

And what you earn from me

I need ten percent

And, uh

Let me know when it's making sense

You need to be on time

When you pay the rent

But there's no telling when the earth will end

And nothing good comes from the works of men