This won't be so hard to follow   You must replace your common sense   And then you won't find it's hard to swallow   Its been based on real events   You can only hear what you want to hear   They're wide awake and they're well aware   That they made you a promise that they won't keep   They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep   With no remorse or self respect   The course of course is the least direct   They choose to confuse a resource they'll use   Well if they don't win they still won't lose   A red cent or one thin dime   Been banking yours and been banking mine   They say this is the way that its always been   They may let you in but they'll never let you win   No way, no how, no   You can't win, no you'll never win   No how, no way, they   Might let you in, but they'll never let you win   They'll never let you win   What now please a word here to the wise   You'll need to read between the lines   You've got to dot your t's and cross your eyes   Cross your fingers when the print is fine   What you've got to do is stay one step ahead   They're wide awake while you're still in bed   They count the money while you count the sheep   They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep   ( No way! No way, no how, no   You can't win, no you'll never win   No how, no way, they   Might let you in, but they'll never let you win   They'll never let you win [x2] )      ( No way, no how, no   You can't win, no you'll never win   No how, no way, they   Might let you in, but they'll never let you win   They'll never let you win [x2] )   Might let you in, but they'll never let you win [x4]