(Verse 1) Every problem needs a payroll, Every failure needs a boss. Every budget gets much bigger, Nobody counts the cost. Clipboards, meetings, mission statements, PowerPoints and catered lunch. Funny how the crisis grows... Right along with every month. (Pre-Chorus) If they solved it tomorrow... Who'd still have a job? (Chorus) DON'T FIX IT! Just fund it again! Build another office! Hire more friends! Another grant! Another raise! Another study that'll never change! Keep the crisis... keep it alive... That's how the machine survives! (Verse 2) Executive salaries climbing higher, Street corners getting worse. Every year another fundraiser, Every year another burst. The cameras leave, the tents remain, The headlines slowly fade. Success is measured by the money... Not the progress that was made. (Pre-Chorus) Failure pays... Success gets fired. (Chorus) DON'T FIX IT! The checks might stop! The gravy train might finally drop! Another panel! Another speech! Another promise just out of reach! Keep the crisis... keep it alive... That's how the machine survives! (Bridge) More directors! Less direction! More departments! Less protection! More reports! Less results! Nobody's held accountable! (Breakdown) No receipts! No regrets! Just another bigger check! More excuses! More delay! See you at next year's campaign! (Final Chorus) DON'T FIX IT! Just rename the plan! Tell us it'll work this time again! New slogans! Same parade! Different logo... same charade! When the problem is the product... The product never dies! Keep the crisis... keep it alive... That's how the machine survives!
