The Long View

It’s hard to take the long view In a near-sighted world It’s hard to take the long view. Wait too long and you’ll make the wrong move ‘cause it’s a fast-moving world, And it’s hard to take the long view. So I got myself a 5 year plan, Yeah, I wrote it down last night While YouTube was buffering Gonna make a killin’ day-trading stock Then double it in Vegas, Then use the funds to solve world suffering. (chorus) So I put everything on line Made my relationships all clickable And now I’m married to 41partygirl Don’t see her much—but I’m sure we’ll be happy Ever-after... She’s got 2038 followers. (instrumental chorus) Last week they solved world hunger With a corporate subsidy— Big Mac n fries for every kid! Next week they take on education Free-market style, Put the Disney folks in charge of it. They’re gonna end the war on terror With a new, smarter-bomb It only kills the ones who still want to fight... They’ll carpet-bomb the planet It’ll leave just us and everyone who likes us And tell me, what’s not to like? Oh, be sure to “Like” us! It’s hard to take the long view In a near-sighted world It’s hard to take the long view. Wait too long and you’ll make the wrong move ‘cause it’s a fast-moving world, And it’s hard to take the long view. It’s hard to take the long view In a near-sighted world It’s hard to take the long view. Wait too long and you’ll make the wrong move ‘cause it’s a fast-moving world, And it’s hard to take the long view. It’s hard to take the long view.