You tell me how to act, you tell me how to think
You tell me that you love me, you take it to the brink
You tell me what you want, you tell me what you need
You tell me and you tell me 'till you make my ears bleed

Gimme more of this, gimme more of that
Gimme more of everything, you never give it back
You're just like a sponge, you soak it all up
You take and you take 'till it's just an empty cup

They got a name for it - GREED

You work it all day, you wqork it all night
Holdin' out your hand it's a terrible sight
All you do it take, and all you do it hate
You fill up your pockets, you're always on the make

You've got a plastic smile, you're scheming all the while
You're eyes are on the mark, I recognize your style
You always get your way, you always have your day
No matter what the cost, to you it's all just play

They got a name for it - GREED
Everybody pays for it - GREED
I wish there was a cure for it - GREED

The more you try to take, the more you try to fake
You're greedy and you're sneaky like the biblical snake
You're spreadin' your seed, you're like a shark that feeds
You're mindless and you're evil and you're eaten up with greed

You're getting' awfully fat, you're lookin' like a rat
You're belly's swelling up like it's gonna' go Splat!
You're time is runnin' out, you're runnin' out of clout
Your lies and deception are all it's all about

They got a name for it - GREED
Everybody pays for it - GREED