Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Break it, Bring it, Down there, ain't no room for us!
There ain't no room for us in your alternative nation.
Seems you've had control for way to long,yes,
Your greed and your dishonesty only add to my frustration,
Can't you see the powers that be,they don't give a fuck about you and me,
Somebody better say this 'cause there ain't noboby tryin' to save us, Just enslave us, Leave us hangin by the rope that they just gave us,
Victim of your mistrust
Liar
You, your dance, your stupid cash advance,
No, I'm not a victim of circumstance,
Not gonna leave my life to chance.
You rape the hearts of us, the artist,
You reap the benefits,
Your pockets they get fat as our souls bleed.
Oh, your gettin away with murder,"Son you failed to read the fine print."
Labeled whores like festering sores,
Don't you know they've got a deal for you,
No, it's not enough just to hate this.
'Cause we know the ones in charge are so
Shameless and wasted energy on the hate defeats our purpose,
Victim of your mistrust,
Now what you got ta do you need ta Stop and read betwwen the lines,
behind that smile the greed still shows in their eyes,
That's part of their disguise, Don't believe the lies,
Don't believe the lies, Don't believe...
The more I learn about your game the less I wish to be involved with you another day,
Get out of my life
Ah yea, Just where do we fit in It looks like we'll never win and with the next big trend, ah the cycle starts again...
That's how we bring it down, ain't no room for us,
Don't let them turn you 'round
And fall out of trust
You've got to take control,
Don't let em have it
They've got to work for us,
Don't let them forget
They've got to earn the trust
There ain't no room for us in your alternative nation.
Seems you've had control for way to long,yes,
Your greed and your dishonesty only add to my frustration,
Can't you see the powers that be,they don't give a fuck about you and me,
Somebody better say this 'cause there ain't noboby tryin' to save us, Just enslave us, Leave us hangin by the rope that they just gave us,
Victim of your mistrust
Liar
You, your dance, your stupid cash advance,
No, I'm not a victim of circumstance,
Not gonna leave my life to chance.
You rape the hearts of us, the artist,
You reap the benefits,
Your pockets they get fat as our souls bleed.
Oh, your gettin away with murder,"Son you failed to read the fine print."
Labeled whores like festering sores,
Don't you know they've got a deal for you,
No, it's not enough just to hate this.
'Cause we know the ones in charge are so
Shameless and wasted energy on the hate defeats our purpose,
Victim of your mistrust,
Now what you got ta do you need ta Stop and read betwwen the lines,
behind that smile the greed still shows in their eyes,
That's part of their disguise, Don't believe the lies,
Don't believe the lies, Don't believe...
The more I learn about your game the less I wish to be involved with you another day,
Get out of my life
Ah yea, Just where do we fit in It looks like we'll never win and with the next big trend, ah the cycle starts again...
That's how we bring it down, ain't no room for us,
Don't let them turn you 'round
And fall out of trust
You've got to take control,
Don't let em have it
They've got to work for us,
Don't let them forget
They've got to earn the trust
Lyrics submitted by crackermcnacca
Unplugged Lyrics as written by John L. Fahnestock James Lynn Strait
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
[Ain't no room for us in your alternative nation It seems you've had control for much too long Your greed and your dishonesty only add to my frustration Can't you see the powers that be Don't give a fuck about you and me Somebody better say this 'cause there ain't nobody trying to save us Just enslave us and leave us hanging on a rope that they just gave us Victim of your mistrust You, your dance, your stupid cash advance No, I'm not a vctim of circumstance Not gonna leave my life to chance Rape the harts of us, the artists You reap the benefits. Your pockets, they get fat While our souls bleed You're getting away with murder "Son, you failed to read the fine print" Label whores like festering sores Keep coming back, they got a deal for you No it's not just good enough to hate this 'Cause we all know the ones in charge Are all so shameless And wasted energy on the hate defeats our purpose Victim of your mistrust You, you take, our livelihood at stake And ain't no fake gonna steal my cake Our spirits much tough to break Victims of your mistrust
Need to stop and read between those lines Behind that smile the greed still shows in their eyes That's part of their disguise Don't believe the lies The more I learn about your game The less I wish to be involved with you another day Just where do we fit in It looks like we'll never win And with the next big trend, the cycle starts again Don't let them turn you 'round and fall out of trust You got to take control, don't let them have They've got to work for us Don't let them forget, They've got to earn the thrust]
Skips over what s/he couldn't hear. There are still some parts where some people would need to sit down and listen intensely (me included lol). But this pretty much gets the idea out there; haven't listened according to those up there yet.