Rome wasn't built in a day, so they say
Love keeps the doctor away, once a day
So why then is history repeating itself
If we're as clever as we say we are then why on earth
Do we do it again and again and again and again

Role and tradition, respect for our laws
To follow what's proper, except for the poor
The spine of society's slipping away
Less regard for the substance that kept it that way
Or that's what they'd have us believe anyway

Oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why

Rise up and look at the clock, time to go
It's another day strapped to the block, don't you know
Slip on the clothes that will make you keep up
With the way that the Company wants you to look
It's a big house of card that'll tumble right down on us all

Oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why

Size doesn't matter - tell that to the Queen
The ants keep her manor just how it should be
Never a question is asked, it's the right
Of the higher achiever to set out the plight
Of the workers and shirkers to sit at the back and stay quiet

Oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why
Oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why...