Incredible

Diogenes went a-hunting for an honest man
Said I’ll surely find one if I can
I’ve been all up and down this land
But I’ve never seen the real deal first-hand

All of the balance and none of the check
About as fair as you might expect
Cork popping on the bottleneck
Dealing from the bottom of half-stacked decks

Northbound suddenly heading south
Two truths coming from a single mouth
Didn’t know the world was so flexible
It’s absolutely incredible

I carry a lamp by the broad light of day
Hunting for new ways to disobey
Heckling authority is my real forte
Scraping by on panhandler’s pay

I’ve heard words that beggar belief
Raised in defense of a millionaire thief
Hiding behind a gold fig leaf
But the two-bit hustler gets no relief

I’ve been to bordellos and boardrooms
I’ve seen manure spruced with perfume
Everywhere wolves pull on costumes of wool
To fool the sheep they’re getting set to consume

Northbound suddenly heading south
Two truths coming from a single mouth
Didn’t know the world was so flexible
It’s absolutely incredible

Maybe we’ll strike platinum
Or at least some silver shekels
Fortune’s a pendulum
Hitting all the pits and the pinnacles
They call it a windfall
Because wealth is ephemeral

Oh we’re gonna make it rain
We’re gonna make it flood
So better get up on the high ground
Or be knee-deep in the mud
If you’ll trade your soul for treasure
You’ve got a solid claim on neither

Betting big on a hand of symbols
Pocket full of intangibles
Always playing on principles
However the cards may shuffle
The treasure belongs
To those who go all night long
For the sake of the song

Northbound suddenly heading south
Two truths coming from a single mouth
Didn’t know the world was so flexible
It’s absolutely incredible
Absolutely incredible