The news looks bad for the helpless of the world I know 'Cause there ain't a lot of help going down that ain't bought or sold People doing big business in dead-bolts and chains Reading Soldier Of Fortune to show them the way To keep the other cave-men from stealing their fire They're telling you, you got to be a survivor Or be dying by the golden rule Heads up, it could happen to you Dying by the golden rule Now it's do unto others Before they do unto you We've come up short of the things that really count in life Everybody's on the take but giving's where they draw the line Delusions of grandeur keep you running the race With your 44 Magnum loaded just in case Or be dying by the golden rule Heads up, it could happen to you Dying by the golden rule Now it's do unto others Before they do unto you Caught between the gods trying to steal your thunder And the devil dragging you under, oh-oh-oh Dying by the golden rule Heads up, it could happen to you Dying by the golden rule Now it's do unto others Before they do unto you Dying by the golden rule (Heads up) or be dyin' (Dying by the golden rule) Now it's do unto others (Before they do unto you) Dying (by the golden rule) or be dyin' (Heads up) (Dying by the golden rule) Now it's do unto others (Before they do unto you ) (Dying by the golden rule) (Heads up)