Captains of Industry

We've always been good at seizing the moment
Recognizing the laissez faire
We snatch opportunity with the coldest impunity
We live life devil may care
Honourable captains or just robber barons
We'll leave it for history to decide
We'll offset our malignancy by growing philanthropy
We offer goodwill on the side
We'll have alibis until doomsday
We're meeting at midnight under the archway
Just leave the bodies under the beltway
The evidence lies burned in the ashtray
Don't lose any sleep over bending the rules
Don't worry 'bout a little infamy
Just throw the evidence into the flames
We're the captains of industry

With the sleightest of hand, we are pulling the strings
And moving our men around the board
Executing so brilliantly, building up industries
Defiance you can ill afford
It's been long enough, you really should know
That we'll never be losing the game
We'll build towers so high they can't be seen with the naked eye
Your opposition is really a shame
We'll have alibis until doomsday
We smile as we're squeezing your airway
The press are having a field day
But they're chasing that old red herring cliché
Don't lose any sleep over bending the rules
Don't worry 'bout a little infamy
Just throw the evidence into the flames
We're the captains of industry

We've been accused of so many things
From being saviours to villainy
Stories are breaking but we're accustomed to waking
To controversial publicity
It all kind of rolls off a ducks back
We are 99% bullet-proof
Sure once in a while one of our brethren trips up
But it's rare that we choke on the truth
We'll have alibis until doomsday
After the accident we'll always send a bouquet
And tomorrow another grand soiree
But let's cut to the chase I have tickets for Broadway
Don't lose any sleep over bending the rules
Don't worry 'bout a little infamy
Just throw the evidence into the flames
We're the captains of industry
Just throw the evidence into the flames
We're the captains of industry
The captains of industry
We're the captains of industry