[Verse 1]
 
C  G   D        C       G    D
We all know politicians only go 
C        G   D
Just halfway there 
C        G   D
Just halfway there 
    C   G        D              C       G    D
The innocence of youth needs protection not abuse 
    C      G        D
But no one seems to care 
    C      G        D
Yet no one seems to care 
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
   Em       C         G                   D
And you sit there and watch the world go 'round 
          Em     C          G       D
From your pseudo-benevolent vantage point 
      Em            C               G      D
While we who've been left to pick up after you 
Em                          C             D       C  G D
Try our best to make some sense for those who come next 
 
 
 C  G D (3x)
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
 
    C    G        D       C   G     D
Now what have you done to foster the truth 
   C         G        D
Besides just hide the lies? 
   C         G        D
Besides just hide the lies? 
  C       G   D          C    G        D
A selfish campaign never justifies the gain 
    C         G       D
But the means are verified 
     C         G       D
Yeah the means are verified 
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
 
    Em      C            G           D
And you sit there and insist you are right! 
          Em         C         G    D
From your popular psychological podium 
      Em        C             G     D
While those who rely and depend on you 
Em                    C               D      C  G D
They wilt because you don't accept we need each other 
 
 
 C  G D (7x)
 
 
[Ending]
 
    Em          C         G   D
While sowing the seeds of Utopia 
   Em            C         G  D
You invoked a convenient amnesia 
Em                C     Em                C
You forgot how to care, you forgot how to provide 
Em                C             D          G (let ring)
You forgot how to work toward a meaningful life