(Verse 1) He says, "Spread the wealth around," with a smile upon his face, Pointin' at another man's hard-earned, sweatin' in its place. He never built the barn himself, never worked the midnight shift, But he's got a hundred reasons why your paycheck should be split. (Pre-Chorus) You can paint it any color, Call it justice if you please. But somebody's got to plant the field... Before there's food to eat. (Chorus) There ain't nothin' free beneath the sun, Somebody paid when the day was done. Every road and every meal, Every board and every wheel. You can spend what someone made, 'Til there's nothing left to save. When you've spent everybody's money... What's left to give away? No, there ain't nothin' free. (Verse 2) They promise you tomorrow if you'll vote for one more plan, Another check, another program, built on someone else's hands. Every dollar that they promise... Somebody earned right here. You can't keep writing promises... On checks that never clear. (Bridge) Before there's ever tax to take, Somebody's got to build. Somebody plants another crop, Somebody works the mill. Somebody drives the eighteen wheels, Somebody pours the steel. Wealth don't grow in government... It starts out in the fields. (Final Chorus) There ain't nothin' free beneath the sky, Truth don't change no matter why. Every blessing has a cost, Every shortcut leaves us lost. Help your neighbor when they're down, That's what makes a stronger town. Charity comes from willing hands... Not another government plan. No, there ain't nothin' free. (Pre-Outro) Envy wears a friendly grin, Whispers, "Take, don't build or win." Dreams are built with calloused hands, Not by splitting another man's. You can't harvest fields you never sow... That's a lesson history's shown. (Outro) Daddy used to tell me, son, "Keep this close to heart: Before you ever split the pie... Somebody had to bake that part. Before there's ever wealth to share, Somebody had to sow the seed. Forget that simple truth, my friend... That's why there ain't nothin' free." There ain't nothin' free.
