8 Ball Aitken Run With the Pack lyrics

New guy on the job site green and young
Old guy messing with him, saying son
Here's ten bucks, for the hardware shop
Get a left-handed screwdriver, biggest they've got
Store man's laughing, sends him down the aisles
Heard that one before about a hundred times
The guys is confused and scratching his chin
Only then it dawns that that the joke's on him

That's why, I don't run, that's why I don't run with the pack
People with the power will tell you this, when they really mean that
That's why I don't run with the pack

Producer says kid I can get you a break
All you've got to do is change the music you make
Add some more chords and bend a little truth
The girls will go wild and sales go through the roof
Producer calls the lawyer and the lawyer calls me
One hundred thousand dollars will be their fee
Thank you very much but I can't agree
Until I go out the back and pick the money off a tree

That's why, I don't run, that's why I don't run with the pack

People with the power will tell you this, when they really mean that
And that's why I don't run with the pack

Politician on the TV guaranteeing change
Preacher on street promising a new age
Ladies want babies and a paid mortgage
While promoters' cheques bounce when you get off stage
The news is predicting another recession
Magazine says we're all suffering depression
I'm thinking to myself I just can't play
From now on I'm doing things my own way

That's why, I don't run… That's why I don't run with the pack
People with the power will tell you this, when they really mean that
And that's why I don't run with the pack

Ooh... That's why, I don't run… That's why I don't run with the pack
People with the power will tell you this, when they really mean that
And that's why I don't run with the pack