We Don't Need Them

(the anti-poverty anthem)
Who controls the cash
Who's got the bucks
Who tries to make
everybody shmucks
They need us
They need us
They need us
They need us
But we don't need them

Who lives in mansions
on silken sheets
while somebody's child
dies in the streets
They need us
They need us
They need us
They need us
But we don't need them

Who pays the taxes
and buys all their stuff
Who keeps the gears turning
Who's had enough
They need us
They need us
They need us
They need us
But we don't need them

Who wants to be free
Who wants a fair share
Compassion born again
It's time to care
They need us
They need us
They need us
They need us
But we don't need them

Tired of prison
Tired of debt
Tired of being tired
Tired of regret
They need us
They need us
They need us
They need us
But we don't need them

Tired of pollution
and prostitution
Ready for radical
redistribution
They need us
They need us
They need us
They need us
But we don't need them

Who's just as smart
Just as funny
Who's got style
but no damn money
They need us
They need us
They need us
They need us
But we don't need them