Artist: Oddisee Album: People Hear What They See Song: American Greed Typed by: jostmatt at bluewin dot ch (w/ help from bandcamp.com) [ VERSE 1: Oddisee ] When George Bush took the oil from the soil I was in front of the counter buyin some milk from the Arabs In the land of honey I order fries from Chinese survivin off of what's in the foil Gallon of gas 2% is the same price So it seems to the villain goes the spoil It's cheap fuel, fried rice to my brother man Cheap fuel, pipelines from the motherland It's all the same, right? On the other hand supply and demand could fill the corners on a late night It's that sufferin bestowed upon us by that great white Not Columbus but Colombians Cause ain't no cocoa leaves growin in the District Of Columbia, so the rut we in Got to be the best example of some pimp shit Hit the strip, nigga, get that money and bring it back to daddy Our forefathers been givin us the shaft Back lash of a whip, to them whips like the back of Caddies But we don't give a fuck cause we gettin cash - exactly [ CHORUS ] This is everything you want, it's everything you need This is good old fashioned American greed See we get it how we get it and we spend it how we spend it Cause it's good old fashioned American greed [ VERSE 2: Oddisee ] I want that dollar, but when I got it it's not enough Fuckin forget it, you think I'm quittin, you out of luck Cause I'm addicted to picket fences and gettin profit Fuck penny pinchin and pissy pensions amount to what? Never stoppin killin myself to make a livin Make it, I spend it, they lend it, I take it, they print it, I fake it Them laws invented by those who break 'em, I bend 'em I'm painted as heinous by hypocrites who feel offended Blue collar due to the stains from the blood of royals Freedom rang, freedom rang but it didn't holler Hard knockin at opportunity's door for life Cause you can only reach the buzzer if you is a scholar Higher learnin, higher earnin at the same time The fire burnin in the ghetto is about to boil in the celebrated plot I got everything I need but but I want everything you got