Everything’s Got a Price

Take a look around you there's a sight to be seen
Take them good ideas, run 'em through the machine
Watch 'em tumble around ‘til they're anything but clean
And if you care to help 'em out they'll sell you every shade of green

‘Cause everything has gotta have a price
A brand new barbecue for a Saturday night
Stimulating entertainment for my watery eyes
Can't even tell if this is hell or if this is paradise

Lately, I've been thinking, how much is too much?
They're always one step ahead of me always asking why I don't have enough
Where's my brand new sedan go with my brand new truck?
And if we ever get cost-effective
I'm pretty sure they won't sell it to us

‘Cause everything has gotta have a price
You almost gotta pay 'em just to go outside
You gotta get a bigger ring for a better wife
Flying a big green flag behind the stars and stripes

I ain't saying that I'm better
And I don't mean to bitch
My [?] selling out, I can't even tell which is which
I don't have a lot to sell you, don't even have a lot to say
But if I know one thing about what I'm doing
It's that not only doing it so that I can get paid

‘Cause everything has gotta have a price
You gotta do what you can do just to sleep at night
You might get a little legroom on a first-class flight
But if it's going down you're going first alright

Everything has gotta have a price
A brand new barbecue for a Saturday night
Stimulating entertainment for my watery eyes
Can't even tell if this is hell or if this is paradise
Flying a big green flag behind the stars and stripes