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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Vocals
Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Bass Guitar
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Electric Guitar
Manu Katché
Manu Katché
Drums
Roy Bittan
Roy Bittan
Keyboards
Mino Cinelu
Mino Cinelu
Percussion
Steve Thornton
Steve Thornton
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Producer
Chad Blinman
Chad Blinman
Assistant Engineer
Joe Pirrera
Joe Pirrera
Assistant Engineer
Bradshaw Leigh
Bradshaw Leigh
Recording Engineer
Thom Panunzio
Thom Panunzio
Recording Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
Producer

Lyrics

So you make a little money Off of somebody else's sweat So some people starve a little While you get fat While you get fat So you grind and grind and you Push and shove Claim that those most worthy Will get what they deserve What they deserve It can't be true It can't be true Because I've seen too many hungry faces I've seen too many with the likes of you Can't be true For you everything has its price You give nothing away for free If silence were truly golden I guess no one could speak No one could speak You have money at your fingertips People at your beck and call And you're fool enough to think for a price You can have the whole wide world For all our sakes And all our lives We must hope the words That come from your lips We must hope those words are lies For all our sakes And all our lives We must hope the dreams Soulless visions that you have Are never realized So you got a big house You drive a fancy car So what if your pockets are full If you have an empty heart You snap your fingers All the waters part So what if the people bow down They show you no regard Your left hand Always washes your right So what if you trust in God If you can't sleep at night You think you made it Think you got what everyone wants So what if you're a big fat man With an empty little heart Who has made a little money Off of somebody else's sweat Who watched the people starve While you got fat While you got fat You got fat You got fat
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