The Little Man

Why don't we take all the city-slick bankers And put 'em on John Deere tractors in the summer sun And sit back and watch 'em sweat You can bet all the wheat in Oklahoma they'll get... A different attitude before the plowin's done It's true for you and it's true for me You don't need to be smart to see You've got to be bigger than yesterday... Just to keep from gettin' behind The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time Why don't we take all the IRS boys And watch 'em try to make a livin' from the family store When the big chain moves in down the block There ain't no room for the "mom and pop" And all across this land, they're closin' their doors (And you know that's true) I wrote it for you and i wrote it for me You don't need to look too hard to see You've got to make more than the year before Just to keep from gettin' behind And the little man is gettin' smaller all of the time Yeah the little man is gettin' smaller all of the time Why don't we take all the politicians And make 'em spend a night with the homeless out in the street Maybe they'd understand We've got to start to lend a helpin' hand It's the little man that made this country great Well it's true for you and it's true for me You don't need to be smart to see You('ve) got to be bigger than yesterday Just to keep from gettin' behind The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time (That's right--you know...) The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time