Punching Ball

They'll look you straight into the eyes
and say you've made the grade
but picking thru your pockets
they'll make sure they're getting paid
living good is one thing
but living here is something else
we've been going thru the things you kept
to reassure ourselves

That you will fool them all
cause you are the punching ball
as you stand take a hit
then spin work with it
to made sure there's a price to fit

They had you in their hands a while
when the sky was dark and full
but now you're underground somewhere
feeling the earths pull
memories will trick you sometimes
throw you off your feet
we're still fighting off these demons
that keep us from our sleep

But you will fail them all
cause you are the punching ball
as you stand take a hit
then spin work with it
to made sure theres a price to fit
so you left everyone
to care for their own
to make sure that a stone is a stone

Brick by brick
class by class
we're closing down the streets
we're burning your portfolios
the fumes they rise so sweet
this government it talks in tongues
a clean and cheap whitewash
you feel it rushing to your head
the life of grey concrete

But you will fool them all
cause you are the punching ball
so you sold everything
and moved outta here
and made sure that the coast was clear
you will fool them all
cause you are the punching ball
as you stand take a hit
then spin work with it
to made sure theres a price to fit