Lyrics The John Butler Trio

The John Butler Trio

Don't Understand

Did you ever stop to think about

Whatcha gonna do with your responsibility

Or did you just take this job

'Cause it would be good for the money?

And did you ever stop to think

About your duty to mankind

Or did you think ya take this job

Do favors for you friends and waste all our time?

And so tell me man, do you realize

What you're doing to this good country?

'Cause you're selling it all away

For your economic stability

And you justify everything you do with the people

That you say you're gonna employ

But the unemployment line is getting bigger every year

And you treat us all like toys

We're just expendable to you

Along now with this land

And there ain't no room left for empathy

And this is something I don't understand

We're just expendable to you

Along now with this land

And there ain't no room left for empathy

And this is something I don't understand

Don't make no sense to me

Justifying everything we do on our economy

And there ain't no room

No more room left for human decency

Justifying everything we do on our economy

And the only time you listen to the people

Is when you think you won't get their vote

Otherwise you really could not give a shit

Don't mind rockin' all our boats

And the greatest living friend

Is a man who goes by the name of apathy

And we let you get away with everything you like

So you make all your money

But I tell you something right now old man

And this is a fair old warning to you

That the people are waking up

And they're gonna make you accountable too

Just like the Nazi trials in Nuremberg

Hell not so long ago

Gonna make you pay for what you have done

Gonna make you responsible

'Cause I don't understand, don't understand,

Don't understand, what head space you are in

Don't understand, don't understand

Don't understand, what head space you are in

Don't understand, don't understand

Don't understand, what head space you are in

Don't understand, don't understand

Don't understand

So it must be lies you're speaking

It must be lies you're speaking

And the land that you love

He could not give a damn about

And the ocean that you love

He could not give a shit about

And the trees that you love

Do you think he could give a fuck about

And the family that you love

You think he could give a damn about