The Big Ones Get Away - Buffy Sainte-Marie

The Big Ones Get Away Lyrics

Hey, Baby I just got back from town
Where the bribes are paid
Honey, they turned my offer down
They say the deal's already made
So now I gotta stand and watch
While it all comes down
And the buzzards and the hawks
And the judges and the mob
Circle roundNow if I were the queen of all the world
I would go in chains just to see you free
Of the ropes that bind you
And the role you play
And the pride that hooks you
While the big ones get awayLove junkies wanna change the world:
It quickly stays the same
Money junkies hire all the smart ones
Power junkies run the gameOne step at a time
Polarity Hill

If the bad guys don't get you, baby
Then the good guys will
With angels on the take
And the gangsters in the yard
Hey don't the wars come easy
Hey don't the peace come hard