The Little Man

Why don't we take all the city-slick bankers
 And put 'em on John Deere tractors in the summer sun
 And sit back and watch 'em sweat
 You can bet all the wheat in Oklahoma they'll get...
 A different attitude before the plowin's done
 It's true for you and it's true for me
 You don't need to be smart to see
 You've got to be bigger than yesterday...
 Just to keep from gettin' behind
 The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time
 Why don't we take all the IRS boys
 And watch 'em try to make a livin' from the family store
 When the big chain moves in down the block
 There ain't no room for the "mom and pop"
 And all across this land, they're closin' their doors
 (and you know that's true)
 I wrote it for you and i wrote it for me
 You don't need to look too hard to see
 You've got to make more than the year before
 Just to keep from gettin' behind
 And the little man is gettin' smaller all of the time
 Yeah the little man is gettin' smaller all of the time
 Why don't we take all the politicians
 And make 'em spend a night with the homeless out in the street
 Maybe they'd understand
 We've got to start to lend a helpin' hand
 It's the little man that made this country great
 Well it's true for you and it's true for me
 You don't need to be smart to see
 You('ve) got to be bigger than yesterday
 Just to keep from gettin' behind
 The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time
 (that's right--you know...)
 The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time
 The little man is gettin' smaller all of the time