[Style: Folk, acoustic guitar, storytelling, warm male vocals, simple and heartfelt, protest folk in the style of Woody Guthrie / early Dylan] [Verse 1] Well the big men in the marble halls Got budgets thick as winter walls They write the checks for rockets high And shiny jets that kiss the sky They fund the banks and pave the streets And throw parades for the elite But when a child holds out an empty hand They say “we just can’t understand…” [Chorus] We’ve got money for everything we can think of Bombs and bridges, banners and ink We’ve got money for wars and for walls and for wine But no money to feed the hungry children this time [Verse 2] There’s cash for studies, cash for spies Cash for cameras in the skies Cash for speeches, cash for shows Cash for everything the powerful knows They’ll fund a statue, fund a feast Fund the lobbyists till we get fleeced But a little belly growlin’ in the night Ain’t on the ledger, ain’t in their sight [Chorus] We’ve got money for everything we can think of Bombs and bridges, banners and ink We’ve got money for wars and for walls and for wine But no money to feed the hungry children this time [Verse 3] Mama works two jobs and still comes short Daddy’s gone or broken by the court Kids at school with hollow eyes While the capitol counts its prize They’ll argue numbers, argue blame Point the finger, play the game But a hungry child don’t need a speech Just a plate of food within their reach [Bridge] So tell me where the money went All that gold the people spent Did it buy us justice, buy us peace Or just another reason to keep the feast? [Chorus] We’ve got money for everything we can think of Bombs and bridges, banners and ink We’ve got money for wars and for walls and for wine But no money to feed the hungry children this time No money to feed the hungry children this time
