From the recording The Last Straw
Lyrics
It's time to stand up and be counted
It's time to make your presence known
I'm tired - I'm just so tired
My hands are worn down to the bone
I need to change direction
Maybe turn to crime
I have this vision - it's the only way out
Walk into a bank one day with you at my side
And say, her name's Bonnie and my name's Clyde!
The working day is getting longer
My pay cheque's kinda small
I'm tired - I'm so damned tired
I just can't cope with the weight of it all
I need to change direction
Maybe turn to crime
I have this vision of the only way out:
Walk into a bank one day with you at my side
And say, her name's Bonnie and my name's Clyde!
I got a bee in my bonnet
I got an itch that I can't scratch
Gotta work until they put me in the ground
There's gotta be a catch
I can't take all theses promises and lies
that there'll be better times ahead
There's got to be a way of getting out of this spiral
Before I end up dead
I need a break, I need a lucky break
One day my ship will come in
I need someone to throw a lifeline my way
I'm gonna walk into a bank, shoulders wide
And say, her name's Bonnie and my name's Clyde!
Ain't no sympathy for a poor man
No one really gives a damn
Just whip his butt like an aging mule
And milk him for all you can
I've always paid my taxes
I've always paid my dues
I've taken all the knives and axes
And I've been thoroughly abused
So I just gotta keep on going
I gotta take up all this slack
I'm tired - I'm so damn tired
It's the straw that breaks the camel's back