Ballad of a Straw Man

He's overworked And underpaid He got laid off He got no aid Built his house on sand Time slips through his hand He's a straw man At the end of his day He ain't the man of steel He don't reinvent the wheel He don't know how to feel He's on fire On a wire It's the ballad of a straw man There's a conspiracy On his identity They might be listening He don't say anything In the back rooms on the hill They got licenses to kill And now the straw man Is lookin' to get saved He ain't the man of steel He don't reinvent the wheel He don't know how to feel He's on fire On a wire It's the ballad of a straw man The ballad of a straw man He walks into the room With his phone in his hand Screamin' in the corner Sayin' something 'bout "The Man" Don't try to deny him Don't try to reply to him He's a straw man Set in his way He ain't the man of steel He don't reinvent the wheel He don't know how to feel He's on fire On a wire It's the ballad of a straw man The ballad of a straw man The ballad of a straw man The ballad of a straw man