Monday, August 21, 2023

Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North Of Richmond

Here's the lyrics.

"Rich Men North Of Richmond" 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day 
Overtime hours for bullshit pay

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