How Much

(Where Would You Draw the Line)

Would you do it if they told you to turn up the workload
Cut back work breaks and safety, ignore contract agreements
And force anyone who argues to resign?
Would you stand over a man with a clipboard in your hand
If they told you would you bring in five more clipboard men
Surround one man and accuse him of wastin time?
Would you demand he spin you gold from straw
Would you demand he squeeze you blood from a stone
Would you look him in the eye and say it will be done
Would you look him in the eye and insist two is one?

How much can you rationalize, how far would you just comply
How straight can you fix your eyes, oh pray where would you draw the line?

Would you do it if they said to make one man's life hell
And then write him up for bad morale
Would you try to break a good man down?
Would you withhold his pay on a false pretense
And then punish him for his self-defense
Then suspend him for the grievances he's won?
Would you fabricate charges, would you make some threats
If he tried to blow the whistle, if he tried to reach the press
Would you rough him up one time if they told you to
If you thought it meant your job would you shoot one or two?

How much can you rationalize, how far would you just comply
How long till you'd even try some other way,where would you draw the line

What would you do if they harassed your friend
If they forbid anyone to talk to him
Would you just watch or just turn away?
Would you join your friend's cause if he organized
If he asked you to would you testify
Or would you just sell his rights off for pay?
If they falsified reports and they held his pay
If they broke him down and his wife went away
Would you keep your mouth shut if they told you to
Would you keep your mouth shut when they do it all to you?

How much can you rationalize, how far would you just comply
How tight can you shut your eyes, oh pray where would you draw the line?
How much can you rationalize How much can you rationalize
How much can you rationalize How much can you rationalize How much?

 

 

 

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Words & Music Copyright by Barry Feldman (ASCAP)































                                                                      

 

 

                                                                                                               

 

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