Many variations of the same old song
Some don't f*ck with people and a little get along
It's the system
You can live forever if you just don't sin
Here are your ideals that you don't break unless we'll win
It's the system
Lots of different people with some weird beliefs
Give this much and and a blessing you'll receive
It's the system
Bicker on this and travesty that
All a distraction from the players on the map
It's the system
We see the man on red carpet bleed the red from the man
the man just bleeds 'cause he doesn't think he can
It's the system

Some say we're going up and some say down
Some say we're not moving, some say too fast
Sometimes it seems like we've got no direction
and sometimes it seems that we're screwed with no protection

Religion is government is religion is government is religion
America was intended to be different but now we're the same and
it's the system

The last "It's the system," is an editing/italicizing goof that I can't fix now. It should read "Beat the system."