We Are Society

G F C G F C G F C Well I see you walk the streets of New York G F C And you’re thinking about the way your life should be G F C And you walk right past a man you used to know G F C But you’ve chosen not to notice ‘cause you’re too blind to see that G F C We are society G F C We are society G F C We are society F Can’t you see C The bad guys are you me G F C G F C G F C Well you couldn’t get to sleep that night so you stayed up and watched the news G F C And you heard about that man you had ignored G F C And they say he used the pennies he had picked up off the street G F C To buy the nicest rope he could afford G F C We are society G F C We are society G F C We are society F And we’re stuck inside this prism D of our own criticism G F C G F C G F C F D G F C Well you claim to have the answers and you try to tell us all G F C But you’re shouting all your proverbs at the wall G F C Won’t you turn around and face the mirror on the shelf G F C And see that you lecturing yourself G F C We are society G F C We are society G F C We are society F And we want someone to help us C but we’re asking for Barabas G F C G F C G F C Dear Timothy I’ve not forgot to check my own eyes G F C And take that pesky log out first G F C So clearly I can see we’re all sinners pointing fingers G F C Of whom I am the worst G F C We are society G F C We are society G F C We are society F Can’t you see C The bad guys are you me G F C We are society G F C We are society G F C We are society F Can’t you see C The bad guys are you me G A C G G A C G G A C G G F C G