Rough and Ready

[Verse] In the land down under Where the sun beats strong There's a community Fightin' to get along With corporate greed and inflation on the rise They're cuttin' expenses Lookin' to survive People in the streets Sayin' "enough is enough" Takin' a stand Gonna call their bluff They're tired of the struggle Fightin' to make ends meet Savin' every penny Livin' lean and discreet [Verse 2] Times are tough But they won't back down They're fightin' for their future For their whole town With grit and determination They unite as one No one can break them They won't come undone Used to fill the truck up for fifty bucks, now it takes a hundred there Grocery list gettin' shorter, shrinkflation everywhere Minimum wage ain't budging, but the price of beans keeps climbin' Feels like the system's rigged, man, the rich folks keep on climbin' This ain't no free market, it's late stage robbery Profits pocketed high, while the middle class keeps shrinkin' they see Record profits, no taxes paid, that's the corporate game Workin' two jobs ain't enough, rent's too damn high, it's a crying shame CEO's takin' bonuses, while the factory's closin' down Main Street's boarded up windows, a ghost town all around Used to dream of buyin' a house, now a cardboard box looks fine The Australia dream's a nightmare, buried deep beneath the nickel and dime This ain't no free market, it's late stage robbery Profits pocketed high, while the middle class keeps shrinkin' they see Record profits, no taxes paid, that's the corporate game Workin' two jobs ain't enough, rent's too damn high, it's a crying shame But we ain't giving up, there's a fire in our soul We'll fight for fairer wages, watch this movement take its toll We demand a living wage, a system that ain't rigged Healthcare for all, a safety net, so nobody gets swigged