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THEY BUILT THIS WORLD (YOU?RE JUST LIVING IN IT)

When that pinstriped banker, failed to even thank her,
My mama finally spoke.
She told him to his face, ?Boss, it?s a disgrace,
How you treat the working folk.?
He said ?They should be thanking me,
What I?ve done for the economy,
If they weren?t there, I?d never know they?re gone.?
She said ?That?s wrong!?

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?Cause there?s no such thing as a self-made man,
We?re all helped by someone else?s hand,
You?re not alone, not for a minute.
From the blue collar boys that built each bridge,
To the farming families that fill your fridge,
There's someone you owe, time to admit it.
Yeah, they built this world, you're just living in it.

Well I heard those words before, the night I slammed the door,
In my teenage rage.
Told my folks I didn't need, their money to succeed,
I'd earn my own damn wage.
My mama said ?I know it seems,
We're just an ATM machine,
But there's certain things that money just can't buy,
And son that's why.?

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There's no such thing as a self-made man,
We're all helped by someone else's hand,
You're not alone, not for a minute.
From the prayers I taught you in the second grade,
To the lessons in life that your daddy gave.
There's someone you owe, time to admit it.
Yeah, we built this world, you're just living in it.

So when my youngest son, asks where we come from,
Are we a grand design, or just a twist of fate?
That's when I say.

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There's no such thing as a self-made man,
We?re all made by his strong hand,
You're not alone, not for a minute.
From the hills and valleys of this green earth,
To the miracle of your brother's birth
There's someone you owe, time to admit it.
Yeah, he built this world, we're just living in it.