"Dreamstealers" lyrics

When I was a boy maybe 10 years old
My father sat me down and this is what he told me
"Son, you only get what you give in this life"

So keep your head in the books and out of the clouds
Old fashioned work never let anyone down
A good man, always stands up when something ain't right

But now I got debt up to my eyeballs
And I can't afford a house
I feel out of place the world has changed
Since my father sat me down

And I feel lost
I feel hopeless
I had plans, I had dreams, but they've been stolen
So what's the cost
Of this so-called progress
Cos it seems to me you let families go homeless
You're just dreamstealers
Up on Capitol Hill
Dream, dream, dreamstealers

Well, I break my back for the man each day
Doing maximum work and getting minimum wage
Cos the poor man's cash always flows uphill

So I drink whiskey to numb my brain
And I take pills to fall asleep
It's the same old shit on a different day
About seven days a week

And I feel lost
I feel hopeless
I had plans, I had dreams, but they've been stolen
So what's the cost
Of this so-called progress
Cos it seems to me you let families go homeless
You're just dreamstealers
Up on Capitol Hill
Dream, dream, dreamstealers

Oh, you're just dreamstealers
Up on Capitol Hill
Dream, dream, dreamstealers