There's a rich boy
But he doesn't spend
He just drinks his Poland Spring

He's a quick boy walkin' round the bend
Or at home alone reading
And he wants to do good

And he wants to do right
So he does what he should
But he's got to subscribe

To the rules of the tribe
Now you're
Playin' for the team

Everybody loves to love a winner
And you're bustin' the beguine
Everybody knows you're no beginner

But ah the bums say oh
Things ain't what they seem


You're the respectable member of society
But you don't have nothin' on me
You gotcha east side certified pedigree

But you won't have nothin' you'll see
Because I warned you
They would scorn you

But you never did a thing

When you go in for the kill

Everybody wants to make it happen
And you make a hundred mil
Everybody wants to scratch your back then

But ah the freaks say oh
Things ain't what they seem


You're a respectable member of society
But you don't have nothin' on me
You gotcha uppercrust dinner tux sanctimony

But you won't have nothin' you'll see
Because I told you
They would mold you

But you never did a thing

Are you gonna tell

Are you gonna hide
Are you
Gonna join the crowd or split

Who are you payin'
Ah what are you sayin'
Are you gonna sell

Are you gonna buy
Are you gonna fizzle out or hit
Where are you layin'

Ah what are you sayin'

He's a grown man

And he wears a tie
And his laugh is hard and fast
He's a old man

Far before his time
And his jacket holds a flask
And he tried to do good

And he tried
To do right
So he did what he could

But he had to subscribe
To the rules of the tribe


Now you're lookin' for a queen
Everybody talks too much and argues
And it makes you wanna scream

Don't these little punks
Realize who they're talkin' to
But ah the scrubs say oh

Things ain't what they seem

You're a respectable member of society

But you don't have nothin' on me
You gotcha caterers and prada and your maitre'd
But you won't have nothin' you'll see
Because I warned you
They would burn you

But you never did a thing
You're the respectable members of society
But you don't have nothin on me
You're the respectable members of society
You're so respectable

You're the respectable members of
You're so respectable