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      1 year ago

      It’s not exactly a lyrical masterpiece.

      Rich Men North of Richmond Lyrics

      [Verse 1]
      I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day
      Overtime hours for bullshit pay
      So I can sit out here and waste my life away
      Drag back home and drown my troubles away

      [Pre-Chorus]
      It’s a damn shame what the world’s gotten to
      For people like me and people like you
      Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
      But it is, oh, it is

      [Chorus]
      Livin’ in the new world
      With an old soul
      These rich men north of Richmond
      Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
      Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
      And they don’t think you know, but I know that you do
      'Cause your dollar ain’t shit and it’s taxed to no end
      'Cause of rich men north of Richmond

      [Verse 2]
      I wish politicians would look out for miners
      And not just minors on an island somewhere
      Lord, we got folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat
      And the obese milkin’ welfare

      [Verse 3]
      Well, God, if you’re 5-foot-3 and you’re 300 pounds
      Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds
      Young men are puttin’ themselves six feet in the ground
      ‘Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin’ them down

      [Pre-Chorus]
      Lord, it’s a damn shame what the world’s gotten to
      For people like me and people like you
      Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
      But it is, oh, it is

      [Chorus]
      Livin’ in the new world
      With an old soul
      These rich men north of Richmond
      Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
      Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
      And they don’t think you know, but I know that you do
      'Cause your dollar ain’t shit and it’s taxed to no end
      'Cause of rich men north of Richmond

      [Outro]
      I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day
      Overtime hours for bullshit pay