Diamond Studded Shoes

Everybody's saying that it's gonna be alright

But I can't help but wonder

If it's gonna be on my dime

We are the poor ones

Rowing up against the tide

Burning our reserves of courage

And working just to make it alright

When we know it isn't

We know it isn't, we know it isn't

We know it isn't, it ain't gonna turn out right

We know it isn't, we know it isn't, oh no

We know it isn't, that's why we gots to fight

You and I are trying

But we don't get to decide

When the man comes for our pay checks

Won't you tell me it'll be alright?

We aren't the rich ones

Some of us'll barely get by

They buy diamond studded shoes with our taxes

Anything to keep us divided, you know it isn't

We know it isn't, we know it isn't

We know it isn't, it ain't gonna turn out right

We know it isn't, we know it isn't, oh no

We know it isn't, that's why we gots to

Fight

For the life and soul of the world we know

Fight

'Cause the promise is never gonna be enough

Watching and waiting for answers

Hoping that we might see the light

You beat it into us like a hammer

So don't you tell me it'll gonna be alright

When we know it isn't

We know it isn't, we know it isn't

We know it isn't, it ain't gonna turn out right

We know it isn't, we know it isn't, oh no

We know it isn't, that's why we gots to

Fight

For the life and soul of the world we know

Fight

'Cause the promise is never gonna be enough

Oh yeah

Oh yeah

You know it

You know it

Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha

Yeah, you know it isn't