A little something to hum on the job

Anthem

I’m proud to human
I’m proud to be alive
We live all around the world
And we live here with pride

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

This world is ours
It’s here for us to share
We gotta take it back
From those who think it’s theirs

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

They put themselves above us
They think we’re fools
Run it like a circus
Makin’ all the rules

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

If nobody works
Nothing gets done
Leave it to the jerks
And there won’t be none

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

This world of ours
Is made by me and you
By puttin’ in the hours
You know that it’s true

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

They export our jobs
Do it without a care
They lie, cheat and rob
And tell us it’s fair

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

They send us off to war
To defend liberty
Our soldiers travel afar
Spreading tyranny

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

They hand you a ballot
They check off your name
Feel like a harlot
Votin’ more of the same

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company


The system really sucks
They got us by the balls
You can’t change your luck
Playin’ by their rules

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

It’s your choice
To save the ones you love
Raise your voice
And push when they shove

We gotta be strong
We gotta be free
Won’t be a slave
To the company

To fix this mess
Here’s how it’s gotta be
Do your level best
to turn ‘I’ into ‘We’


By George C. Anderson Jr.
Copyright 12/14/03