This won't be so hard to follow
You must replace your common sense
And then you won't find it's hard to swallow

Its been based on real events
You can only hear what you want to hear
They're wide awake and they're well aware

That they made you a promise that they won't keep
They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep
With no remorse or self respect

The course of course is the least direct
They choose to confuse a resource they'll use
Well if they don't win they still won't lose

A red cent or one thin dime
Been banking yours and been banking mine
They say this is the way that its always been

They may let you in but they'll never let you win
No way, no how, no
You can't win, no you'll never win

No how, no way, they
Might let you in, but they'll never let you win
They'll never let you win

What now please a word here to the wise
You'll need to read between the lines
You've got to dot your t's and cross your eyes

Cross your fingers when the print is fine
What you've got to do is stay one step ahead
They're wide awake while you're still in bed

They count the money while you count the sheep
They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep
( No way! No way, no how, no

You can't win, no you'll never win
No how, no way, they
Might let you in, but they'll never let you win

They'll never let you win [x2] )

( No way, no how, no

You can't win, no you'll never win
No how, no way, they
Might let you in, but they'll never let you win

They'll never let you win [x2] )
Might let you in, but they'll never let you win [x4]