Guy on the subway Shakes the silence into sound And the music I have found Changes subway halls to song Lift up my heavy heart that wanders Lift up my heavy heart that wanders Strumming chords On circular commuting "Gotta be a star" Yep gotta be a star But it's so far underground Push the system out of me Shake the system out of me Those guys in those bars are still jerks Still looking at her skirt Instead of looking at her worth It's a shame time's So easy to waste Look a little closer I'll give you a taste Of open honest loving Easier than living In the maze that pain Mapped out for you It's about space It's about time It's about giving him a quarter Then her a dime Just cuz I was born Into this system Doesn't mean I live it Just cuz I was born here Doesn't mean I am it Where they draw all their lines Don't take it as the limit America is spoiled Clean it up or swim in it It's all the timing Reality is blinding I can't even face the place They try to buy me Women are a window See beyond reflection Listen to the asking Ask for better listening Still looking for my mother Calling on my sister Rode all the way uptown Just because I missed her All my parents taught me Now I see it's not me But looking at my history Is the only way to find me I'm sick of race Determining our wage America I feel Your capitalistic cage Keep the people down Fill their heads with fear Keep the people down Infest their heads with fear Then offer them a cruth And charge them way too much