The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle

Lyrics

[Intro: Excerpt from "Putney Swope"] Our job is to manipulate the consumer by arousing his desires and then we satisfy those desires for a fixed price [Verse 1] Here, it's 1995 The year that punk was broken MTV and Live 105 The customer has spoken This could be a golden moment This could be our salad days It was smart enough to jump [?] At the latest alternative craze [Chorus] The time is right to do it now The greatest rock and roll swindle The time has come to do it now [Verse 2] Some claim it's the rebirth of Punk rock in the East Bay And all of the sounds always been around That was the sound that really pays We have got time past release Corpse in the [?] For the next ten minutes, the drinks are free So line up at the bar [Chorus] The time has come to do it right The greatest rock and roll swindle The time has come to do it now The time has come to do it right The greatest rock and roll swindle The time has come to do it now [Verse 3] What left is integrity Who cares if what co-opted? After we gain back the price of our souls The rest is total profit You're a jealous man but you've won it all You could be the next big thing And if you can [suck out ?] at our mouths We'll let you pull our strings [Chorus] The time has come to do it right The greatest rock and roll swindle The time has come to do it now The time has come to rip you off The greatest rock and roll swindle The time has come to do it now [Outro] Rock and roll swindle Rock and roll swindle Rock and roll swindle Rock and roll Rock and roll swindle Rock and roll swindle Rock and roll swindle Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Yeah It's a swindle! [Excerpt from "Easy Rider"] We've done it! We've done it! We're rich, Wyatt. Yeah, man. Yeah. Say, we did it, man. We did it! We did it. We're rich, man! We're retirin' in Florida now, mister You know, Billy? We blew it What? Huh? Wha-wha-wha- That's what it's all about, man. I mean, like you know - I mean, you go for the big money, man, and then you're free. You dig? We blew it. Good night, man