A company man climbs a company ladder A company man climbs a company ladder A company man climbs a company ladder Without ever looking down A company man climbs a company ladder He knows what he wants and he gets what he's after Smiles in the face of the old blood While he twists the knife that drags them down And a company man's got it all figured out From start to finish before school let's out The earth must carry more wealth and power Than all the heavens can afford While the average man needs chemical dependencies To cope with the day to day And the whiny little prick with a sign stuck to a stick Thinks all his crying's gonna make the world change A politic man climbs a politic ladder A politic man climbs a politic ladder A politic man climbs a politic ladder Without ever looking down A politic man climbs a politic ladder He cuts right straight to the heart of the matter What's good for him must be good for you In a politic man's town And a politic man gets the keys to the system And he works all his life to keep the doors well hidden Lies and delusion, kickbacks and collusion Buy the jewels with which he's crowned While the average man needs chemical dependencies To cope with the day to day And the whiny little prick with a sign stuck to a stick Thinks all his crying's gonna make the world change Thinks all his crying's gonna make the world change Yeah the world gets by on all the freaks it tries to hide And they've all had their fill of bending to your will Yeah the world gets by on all the freaks it tries to hide And they've all had their fill of bending to your will Yeah the world gets by on all the freaks it tries to hide And they've all had their fill of bending to your will