To: longnshort who wrote (65803 ) 11/3/2004 4:33:43 PM From: jackielalanne Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 89467 GREED by Sweet Honey in the Rocks I been thinking 'bout how to talk about greed I been thinking 'bout how to talk about greed I been wondering if I could sing about greed Trying to find a way to talk about greed Greed is a poison rising in this land The soul of the people twisted in its command It moves like a virus, seeking out anyone Greed never stops, its work is never done A creeping, killing, choking, invading everywhere There really is no escaping greed's tricky snare Nothing seems to stop it once it enters your soul It has you buying anything, spinning out of control Not partial to gender, or your sexual desire All it wants is for you to own, to possess and to buy It rides with the culture, touching us all Greed really isn't picky, it'll make anybody fall It's been around a long time, since way before we began Before this was a nation, greed drove people to this land Greed driven people created slavery, Black men, women and children became somebody's property Greed is a strain of the American dream Having more than you need is the essential theme Everybody wanting more than they need to survive Is a perfect indication, greed has settled inside Maybe you don't really know just what I mean Maybe you don't want to know about your and my greed You may wonder whether you're infected by greed If you have to ask, then this song you really need Greed is sneaky, and hard to detect in myself I see it so clearly in everybody else I can see it in you You can see it in me We can see it in big corporations See it in the government See it in the banks I can see it in the Congress See it in the military I can see it in my neighbor I can see it it the church see it in the factories It really shows up clearly, you, and you and your greed I been thinking 'bout how to talk about greed I been thinking 'bout how to talk about greed I been wondering if I could sing about greed Trying to find a way to talk about greed