Big Lie

I pick up my guitar to lay the message down
'bout the crazy kinda things that make the world go around
Like the money, the power, the glory on high
Everybody' livin' with the big, big lie yeah

Profiteering corporation party line
Says "trust in us, people, everything'll be fine"
But that's a Big Lie
Baby, that's a Big Lie

The disappearing forest should be no cause for alarm
The greenhouse effect won't do you any harm
It's all a Big Lie
They're sellin' us a Big Lie

It's the age old game of supply and demand
We're eatin' up the planet just as fast as we can

And it's a Big Lie, getting bigger all the time
It's a Big Lie, yeah the truth is hard to find
In the Big Lie, hooo yeah
It's a big, big, big, Big Lie
Such a big, Big Lie

Taxes goin' up like a hot air balloon
The rich keep gettin' richer while the poor keep gettin' screwed
To feed The Big Lie
Welcome to The Big Lie

The politics of power, out of reach and out of touch
And all they're fancy talkin' never did amount to much
In The Big Lie
Oh, beware The Big Lie

The deficit grows like Pinocchio's nose
While we gaze in admiration at the Emperor's new clothes

And it's a Big Lie, getting bigger all the time
It's a Big Lie, yeah the truth is hard to find
In the Big Lie, hooo yeah
Big, big, big, Big Lie
Such a big, Big Lie

Old time religion on the TV everyday
Sellin' tickets to heaven in the fundamental way
The media tells it like it is without a doubt
But for a rating point or two they'll sell you short and sell you out
From Broadway to Hollywood it's on with the show
But it's the burned out myth of sex & drugs & rock and roll
The check is in the mail and god is on our side
Don't worry, be happy. Live The Big Lie

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Hooo oooh

Oh, no matter how you slice it, it's always the same
The Big Lie seems to be the name of the game
And you can play it if you want, you'll probably get what you deserve
I guess it just depends upon which master you serve
Does my song ring true? You get to decide
Or is it just another chapter in The

Big big, Big big, Big big, Big big, Big big
Aw come on and help me out here, c'mon now
Big big, Big big, Big
Big big, Big big, Big
Big big lie.... heh, heh, heh, hah