Money & Corruption / I Am Your Man lyrics

Song information

Artist: Kinks
Album: Preservation: Act 1

Lyrics

(Sung by chorus)

We are sick and tired
Of being promised this and that
We work all day, we sweat and slave
To keep the wealthy fat
They fill our heads with promises
And bamboozle us with facts
Then they put on false sincerity
Then they laugh behind our backs

1St chorus
Money and corruption
Are ruining the land
Crooked politicians
Betray the working man
Pocketing the profits
And treating us like sheep
And we're tired of hearing promises
That we know they'll never keep

Money and corruption
(Etc. repeat 1st chorus above)

Promises, promises, all we get are promises
Show us a man who'll understand us, guide us and lead us

We are sick and tired
Of having to ask them cap in hand
We crawl on the floor
We beg for more
But still we are ignored
We're tired of being herded
Like a mindless flock of sheep
And we're tired of hearing promises
That we know they'll never keep

1St chorus
Money and corruption
Are ruining the land
Crooked politicians
Betray the working man
Pocketing the profits
And treating us like sheep
And we're tired of hearing promises
We know they'll never keep

We've got to stand together
Every woman, every man
Because money and corruption are ruining the land
Show us a man who'll be our saviour and will lead us
Show us a man who'll understand us, guide us and lead us
Show us a man
Workers of the nation unite
Workers of the nation unite
(Mr. black sings)

I visualise a day when people will be free
And we'll be living in a new society
No class distinction, no slums or poverty
I have a vision of a new society
And every home will have a stereo and tv
A deep freeze, quadrasonic and a washing machine
So workers of the nation unite

I am your man
I'll work out a five-year plan
So vote for me brothers
And I will save this land
And we will nationalise the wealthy companies
And all the directors will be answerable to me
There'll be no shirking of responsibilities
So people of the nation unite

Union man I'll work with you hand in hand
For we're all brothers to our union man
I am your man
Oh god how I love this land
So join together save the fatherland

I visualize a day when people will be free
And we'll be living in a new society
No class distinction, no slums or poverty
So workers of the nation unite
Workers of the nation unite
People of the nation unite

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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