[Verse 1] Take it off the top before I see a dime Tax on the tax, that's the oldest crime Call it GST, dress it up nice Same old robbery, new price [Chorus] Highway robbery in broad daylight Badge and a briefcase, not a mask in sight You don't need a gun to steal it all Just a signature and a marble hall [Verse 2] Ten percent here, a levy there Death by a thousand cuts, nobody cares You'll never see where the money went Just another bill, another cent [Chorus] Highway robbery in broad daylight Badge and a briefcase, not a mask in sight You don't need a gun to steal it all Just a signature and a marble hall [Verse 3] Tell me again how it's for my own good While you're building mansions out of my neighbourhood Every single dollar's got a hole in the seam Leaking to the same old greasy machine [Guitar Solo - slide, raw, extended] [Chorus - repeat, gang vocals] [Outro - vocal fades over slide guitar] Highway robbery... in broad daylight...
