Real Integrity

If I said what's on my mind
You'd turn and walk away
Making me lose my free money
It's so hard to be unkind
So easy just to say
That everything is just the way it seems

You look up at me
And somewhere in your mind you see
Some real integrity

If only I could find a way
I'd write just like the journ'list you think I am
But it gets harder every day for me
To hide behind this dream you see
of real integrity

I can't get any richer
I can't shill any harder
You'll never know how little I've tried
Cry a little louder
And block a little longer
My huge greed can't be satisfied

You look up at me
And somewhere in your mind you see
Some real integrity

If only I could find a way
I'd write just like the journ'list you think I am
but it gets harder every day for me
To hide behind this dream you see
of real integrity