Media blitz, public serenade, carrot on a stick, keep you enslaved
Sit around and watch the rich have fun on T.V.
The meaning of life, to buy those things: a shiny car, a diamond ring

Sit around and watch the rich have fun on T.V.
The "good" life is withing your grasp - turn the channel, make it last
Sit around and watch the rich have fun on T.V.

Freedom of choice - no choice at all - shoved down my throat 'til I want it all
Sit around and watch the rich have fun on T.V.
Celebrities laugh, they're happy - well I don't find it one bit funny

Sit around and watch the rich have fun on T.V.
I'm tired of all this %#@! piled on me