Lyrics

[Verse 1] Where did we go wrong? All we wanted was to get along All we wanted was to buy our little piece of happiness Some room up near the top And if it doesn't make you happy, you just don't know where to shop And I'm no fool I'm just a normal man who needs an inground pool And in exchange I've been a willing tool But as a tool I probably shouldn't be surprised That the second they were done with me I was simply set aside [Chorus] But oh, you captain of industry Have you no sympathy? Have you no sense that this will surely be the end of me? Oh, no, don't say no Oh please, I need this shitty job, don't send me home [Verse 2] Feels like a scam Like I sold the better part of who I am For some worthless bits of paper and a handshake from a man Who didn't merit my respect A slow erosion of the soul I was too busy to detect But now that's done And I'm forced to live with who I have become And the knowledge that I got here With a thousand tiny compromises I made every day Not some single bad decision Where I pissed it all away [Chorus] But oh, you captain of industry None of this makes sense to me How have I sold you half my life so inexpensively? Oh, no, don't say no Please sir, I need this shitty job, don't send me home