They're going to tell you your love means nothing
And your mind means nothing, too
They'll tell you all you've got is a body and two hands
You've got to work for the old man
You've got to choke the air up and tear up the land
They're going to tell you that paintings and songs
And dances and poems are wrong
They're going to tell you your feelings are null
And your life ain't a thing if it's not useful and dull
But don't listen to a thing that they say
They'll try to move, you've got to get in the way
They're going to try and tell you things are okay
But you and I won't listen, no
They're going to tell you money's all that you should think of
They'll sacrifice the rivers and wells you drink of
They're going to ruin what's left of this beautiful world
That our ancestors abused
But don't listen to a thing that they say
They'll try to move, you've got to get in the way
They're going to try and tell you things are okay
But you and I won't listen, no
They're going to tell you that they know the truth
They're going to show you age terrified of youth
They're going to let you down, so turn around
And come back to me
And don't listen to a thing that they say
They'll try to move, you've got to get in the way
They're going to try and tell you things are okay
But you and I won't listen, no