Welcome to the land of the free

Where the poor get prison and the rich live in gated communities

Whatever happened to public space?

Not in my backyard, this is budding landscape

Change a few laws and incite a scare

Cripple the infrastructure there

Districts evicted, costs inflate

To free up valuable real estate

Crime and homelessness labeled a lifestyle choice

Social contract broken, they have no voice

See? These blighted ghettos are a mess

Gentrification at its best

Vets, addicts, mothers, children, tramps, and blacks

Gotta force these UTE's out ASAP

Round 'em up and keep our assets clean

From NYC to Chavez Ravine

If we pretend

That they're not there

Then maybe they

Will all go away

It's not our fault

Just the result

Of their own choice

To default

You broke your window of opportunity

No culpability

I'm sorry for your plight but quit looking so pissed

I've got my own problems to deal with

Quit begging for change and apply for a job

You ruining my one day off to shop

With your sunken eyes and pungent stink

Don't look at me, I didn't do anything

To deserve to feel so goddamn guilty

If we pretend

That they're not there

Then maybe they

Will all go away

Walk right on by

Cold as the night

Only the strong

Can survive

You broke your window of opportunity

No culpability

There's another two on Pacific Avenue

Can't understand why they choose to live how they do

Avoid eye contact as I briskly walk past

With my shopping bags full of useless crap

If you're going to beg, then you might as well

Tell me a joke or look a little more thankful

Here's my last dime, hey, I feel better already

Time to hit the Mall and spend some money

Take it away, Rudy

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Privatize and prevent disorder

We need fences, we need borders

Buy and save

Don't give a shit if there's no public restroom around

Get on the bus and get the fuck out of town

Force 'em out to preserve the American Dream

From San Francisco to New Orleans

Criminalize their means of sustenance

To maximize redevelopment

Giving every hard-working capitalist the right

To the pursuit of property and life

If we pretend

That we're immune

And this cannot

Happen to us

Give it some time

Fiscal decline

You may just cross

The poverty line

Don't break a window 'less you plan to pay the price

Our quality-of-life

Don't go burning bridges 'less you're ready for a fire

Your civil rights expire