Begging for Change

[Verse 1] We are being strip-mined by the powers that be We are being strip-mined by the new bourgeoisie Now we're begging, ah B-E-G-G-I-N-G (Spell it for me) Begging for change I wanna change my hair, I wanna change my name (Change) I wanna change the storyline, the carpet, my voice, my aims (Change) B-E-G-G-I-N-G (Ah, spell it for me) Begging for change I wanna change my shoes, I wanna change my car (Change) I wanna change my way of life, the temperature, the way things are B-E-G-G-I-N-G (Mm, yeah, mm, spell it for me) Begging for change I wanna change my job, I wanna change my attitude (Change) I wanna change myself, I wanna change me, him, and you [Verse 2] I've seen the future, the future is hard You pay with your life, they pay with their card Yeah B-E-G-G-I-N-G (Ah, spell it for me) Begging for change It's time to wake up, and smell the unfairness It's the end of the west, which is, perhaps, for the best It's the end of the west, which is, perhaps, for the best But I couldn't care less I couldn't care less, no B-E-G-G-I-N-G Begging for change Weren't you the ones tryna make a change Slash prices at a stroke, break the supermarket chains? Yes, sir, that was us, it was a joke Yes, sir, that was us, it was a joke, yeah? B-E-G-G-I-N-G Begging for change We took to the streets with a banner that reads, with a banner that reads, "Next customer, please" We took to the streets with a banner that reads, "Next customer, please, next customer, please" [Interlude] Shut up, please Begging for Change Begging for (I beg to differ, I beg your pardon?) Change (I beg to live) Begging for (I beg to breathe) Change (I beg for money, I beg for change) Begging for (I beg for food) Change (I beg for drink) Begging for (I beg to exist) Change Begging for Begging for change Begging for change Begging for change Begging for change Begging for change Change, change, change Begging for change Begging for Change, change, change Begging for Change, change, change Begging for Begging for [Instrumental Break] [Outro] All throughout history, it's always the same Everyone, everywhere, begging for change I've seen the future, the future is strange When you're begging for change, you're begging for chains Begging for chains So, change