The Happy Prole

[Verse 1: Sam Coomes] Every day We earn our meager pay But it takes its toll To play the happy prole [Verse 2: Sam Coomes] They buy your labor Try to steal your soul Bite the bullet Hold your tongue And play the happy prole [Verse 3: Sam Coomes] Paranoid and tired Quit before you're fired But they've got you in the hole So you play the happy prole [Chorus: Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss] You need the money So you've got to play it dumb But if you play it long enough It's just what you'll become [Verse 4: Sam Coomes] Pay your rent Pay your bills Pay the doctor for your pills So you can work another day As life slips away