Understand

And I can't understand as a man how this plan we've been handed

Is supposed to fix the place that we've landed

The hand we've been dealt, and the lives that we've played

Responsibilities forgotten, opportunities wasted away

And I can't understand as a man how this plan we've been handed

Is supposed to fix the place that we've landed

The hand we've been dealt, and the lives that we've played

Responsibilities forgotten, opportunities wasted away

What has America become except unloyal?

And yes, we can blame the cost of oil.

And yes, we can blame Iraq for our troubles.

And we can blame the Wall Street bubble.

And yes, we can blame Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice and W;

and all the Republicans, for fighting a war instead of helping you.

We can blame everyone who stripped market regulation

and allowed corporations, speculators and banks

to rape America and run amok.

Never thought about stranded families, lost jobs,
workers sacrificed in their plight

cause they're too busy not giving a fuck.

We can blame everyone we want.

But it doesn't change the path we're on.

Instead of looking back, you could try moving on.

Looking ahead, using your head
finding solutions to the problems

instead whining about the lies you've been fed.

And I can't understand as a man how this plan we've been handed

Is supposed to fix the place that we've landed

The hand we've been dealt, and the lives that we've played

Responsibilities forgotten, opportunities wasted away

And I can't understand as a man how this plan we've been handed

Is supposed to fix the place that we've landed

The hand we've been dealt, and the lives that we've played

Responsibilities forgotten, opportunities wasted away

And yes, you can blame Pelosi, Carter, Clinton,

Rangle, Obama, Dodd and Frank;

and everyone who pushed for 'affordable' housing

for low-income families in the Democrat rank.

Knowing that, when approved, they couldn't pay the bills.

Leaving children starving in the streets in the name of goodwill.

Breaking marriages.  Destroying homes. 

And creating generations of welfare bums.

And then expecting everybody else to pick up the slack

for incompetent decisions, and bring them back on track

when 'Graceland' began to fall.

And we can blame for the programs that have shackled us all.

And yes, we can blame everyone else.

But when it comes down to it, we can only blame ourselves.

We let it happen.  Let it build, let it boom, let it bust.

But at the end of it, it was us.

And I can't understand as a man how this plan we've been handed

Is supposed to fix the place that we've landed

The hand we've been dealt, and the lives that we've played

Responsibilities forgotten, opportunities wasted away

And I can't understand as a man how this plan we've been handed

Is supposed to fix the place that we've landed

The hand we've been dealt, and the lives that we've played

Responsibilities forgotten, opportunities wasted away

*recording notes - cellos created in East West Colossus for a Zero Principle song called There Is A Way.  vocals recorded with Heil PR20.  The remaining music was created in Fruity Loops.