[Verse 1]

Tell the governor that I need some bread

Just trying to keep my family fed

Working two jobs, seven days of the week

Can't get ahead and I'm losing sleep

[Chorus]

'Cause it's a game

And I'm here to tell you, right here to tell you it's a shame

The way they keep us down, don't you know it's a game?

[Verse 2]

Send a letter to the Capitol Hill

Tell them a working man can't pay his bills

While they're out there getting their shoes shined

I got holes in the soles of mine

[Chorus]

It's a game

And I'm here to tell you, right here to tell you it's a damn shame

The way they keep us down, don't you know it's a game?

[Chorus]

'Cause it's a game

And I'm here to tell you, right here to tell you it's a shame

The way they keep us down, don't you know it's a game?

And I'm here to tell you, right here to tell you it's a shame

The way they keep us down, don't you know it's a game?

It's a game