Big Business
The employees spit in the sink
The president dreams of escape
From a company right on the brink
Caught up in months of red tape.
The president dreams of escape
Of takeovers, mergers, and buyouts
Caught up in months of red tape
No more bright ideas to try out.
Takeovers, mergers, and buyouts
Those good old playground maneuvers
And the bright ideas we tried out—
Now everything seems kind of stupid
Those good old playground maneuvers
What do we do when they fail?
Now everything seems kind of stupid
As we prepare for the ultimate sale.
What do we do when they fail,
Those leaders we implicitly trust?
As we prepare for the ultimate sale
It’s hard to face boom gone to bust
Those leaders we implicitly trust
Make sure their own stocks don’t slide
It’s hard to face boom gone to bust
When the chief’s not along for the ride.
He’ll make sure his own stocks don’t slide
And employees will spit in the sink
When the chief’s not along for the ride
Of a company right on the brink.
—Toby Bielawski, Albany, CA
