The Message

I got enough money
And I gotta a big house
Got a hot little honey, oh yeah
So, what's it all about
Why jump into rockin
Instead of just fade away
With the grim reaper stalkin
Why step up to the plate,

It'll tell you why,

I do it for my grandkids
I do it for the masses
I do it for the blinded
I do it for the message
I do it for the message

I don't need to be a star
Don't need a no low-slung guitar
I don't need no fast car
Don't need no smack in my arm
And I don't need you
Puttin cash in my hand
I don't need no who's who
Forget my name if you can

If you can,

I remember when I was only a kid
All for show in the front row I had to sit
Took up preachin' just for the hell of it
Learned the hard way that I was so full of shit
Livin' and dyin' for the cause of a name
But after all of this time not a goddamn change

The shadow's getting long, nearly time for me to go
So I laid down a song, cause I want you to know
You need to know

I did it for my grandkids
I did it for the masses
I did it for the blinded
I did it for the helpless
I did it for indifference
I did it for the races
I did it for the classes
I did it for the message
I did it for the message