Taking Advantage of Others

Duration

2:52

Genres

Singer/Songwriter (Male)

Description

Lyrics

I used to think the world was A really beautiful place. Then I grew to be a man, And I didn't like the stupid race. People all over the town Were cheatin' everybody else. I looked around. Raised my voice, And this is what I said. (Chorus) Taking advantage of others Is what built this fine country, Talking advantage of others Is what fuels our economy, Taking advantage of others is A despicable thing to do, But if you don't take advantage, They'll take advantage of you. Well, we got Manhattan Island For just 24 bucks in beads. The rest we took, just because we could, To fulfill our selfish needs. We even had the black man On our farms, plantin' our seeds. Take a look in the rear view mirror, man - Tell me, what do you see? I see... (Chorus) Well, you can fool yourself if you want to, It's getting uglier every day. Just about half of us have Forgotten our flippin' way. We only want to help ourselves, Don't wanna help nobody else. Open your eyes, and you can see it For your very self. (Chorus) We'll take advantage of you.