Lyrics
Sometimes I wonder if I'm lost or gettin' found
Shakin' off the dirt that I got downtown
Lookin' at the buildings and the factories
And wondering what the hell became of me
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I went to school but I never had a hope
I spent all my money on records and dope
Wandering through the daylight tryin' to save face
While my head took a tour in outer space
If this world don't change me, baby
I'm still the same
If this world still claims me, darlin'
Then I'm to blame
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me hangin' 'round
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Now all my friends sit around and watch TV
While the world goes to work and shops for groceries
And I'm just a pill-poppin' burned-up punk
With a Joe Strummer heart and a head full of junk
If this world don't change me, baby
I'm still the same
If this world still claims me, darlin'
Then I'm to blame
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me hangin' 'round
Yeah, yeah, yeah
When the moon stops rolling through my nights
And the sidewalks of the suburbs lose the last of their lights
We might get together and kill some time
Rip the shirts off our backs and remember our crimes
If this world don't change me, baby
If this world still claims me, darlin'
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me hangin' 'round
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me down
I'm in love with the system that keeps me hangin' 'round
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah