You Are (The Government)

[Verse 1: Greg Graffin] Hey sit down and listen and they'll tell you when you're wrong Eradicate but vindicate as "progress" creeps along Puritan work ethic maintains its subconscious edge As Old Glory maintains your consciousness [Verse 2: Greg Graffin] There's a loser in the house, and a puppet on the stool And a crowded way of life, and a black reflecting pool And as the people bend, the moral fabric dies The country can't pretend to ignore its people's cries [Hook: Greg Graffin] You are the government You are jurisprudence You are the volition You are jurisdiction And I make a difference too