It's time to listen up, all good people And take a look around I know that everything's looking normal But something is unsound It seems that we are constricted By a force unfair Can't do what we all want to Or you'll wind up in jail Babylon don't make the rules Babylon don't make our rules They try to play us all for fools Babylon don't make our rules I'm feeling like our voices are unspoken And our needs unmet Freedom is what we all want So freedom is what we will get So put up all your hands together And squeeze them real tight 'Cause if you're paying income tax then you're helping to build bombs What do you have to say about that? Babylon don't make the rules Babylon don't make our rules They try to play us all for fools Babylon don't make our rules