The Lion's Share - 10,000 Maniacs

Can i be unhappy?

Look at what i see

A beast in furs and crowned in luxury

He’s a wealthy man in the poorest land

A self-appointed king

And there’s no complaining while he’s reigning

The lambs are bare of fleece and cold

The lion has stolen that, i’m told

There must be some creature mighty as you are

The lambs go hungry (not fair)

The biggest portion is the lion’s share

There must be some creature mighty as you are

Can i be unhappy?

Listen and agree

No words can shame him or tame him

Razor claws in velvet paws

You dunce in your guarded home

'til a stronger beast will call on you and

Pounce upon your throne

Do we pay?

Dearly, for the lion takes so greedily

And he knows that what he’s taken, it is ours

That’s how the wealth’s divided

Among the lambs and king of the beasts

It is so one-sided

Until the lamb is king of the beasts

We live so one-sided