Self-Made Man

He's a self-made man
 He's a self-made man
 He's a self-made man
 Standing on our hands
 He made his fortune off a smart idea
 A bit of luck and a lack of fear
 He got a leg up from his daddy but
 Compared to all his friends it weren't that much
 He didn't string the powerlines
 Or pave the roads
 Build all the hospitals
 Or bail the banks' loans
 But he's got no one else to thank
 So he puts all his profits in an offshore bank
 No he didn't need no one else
 'Cause he got here by himself
 And he didn't dig that ditch
 But he's the one who made him rich?
 Pass it down the line
 Baby, where's that smile?
 'Cause if you work hard then you could be him too
 We'll all be billionaires
 If we work hard and don't share
 In the self-made man's paradise we preach
 If regulation's getting in his way
 He'll take the minister on dinner dates
 A tax break and a subsidy
 And you can cut it from the ABC
 But he don't take handouts
 He's not on welfare
 He's not the burden
 So why should he share?
 It's sad you can't take care of yourself
 But you're not getting your hands on his sacred wealth
 So get down on your knees
 For your financial deity
 But he didn't sew that stitch
 And he's the one who made him rich?
 He don't make when he creates
 When he takes, he's away
 But he's a self-made man
 He's a self-made man
 Standing on our hands