The Pessimist

Don't be fooled by what appears to be real,
As far as I'm concerned everything is rigged,
Believe it or not sports are rigged:
Football, baseball, basketball is rigged,
Hockey, wrestling, boxing is rigged,
Auto racing, horse racing, cycling is rigged,
Everything, everything, everything is rigged.

History, philosophy, psychiatry is rigged
Astronomy, archaeology, technology is rigged,
Religion, education, genealogies are rigged.
Everything, everything, everything is rigged.

Nothing is worse than being a victim of a fix,
Especially when you think you're a partner in the mix.
Some people believe myths and fairy tales are real,
Accounts of Sleeping Beauty and Jack and Jill,
Sisyphus rolling a stone up a hill,
And what do you know about Buffalo Bill,
The number of bison he claimed to have killed?


Stocks, bonds and investments are rigged,
Donations, charities and taxes are rigged,
Vital statistics are rigged,
Birth and death certificates are rigged,
Weights and measurements are rigged;
You can contest global warming
And put lipstick on a pig,
But as far as I'm concerned everything is rigged.

The roll of the dice, the cards that are dealt,
Gambling and lotteries are rigged.
Commercials, promotions, awards are rigged.
Fashion shows, talk radio,
Beauty pageants, late night shows,
No-shows and dog shows,
Regardless of the type of gig
Everything, everything, everything is rigged.
Commissions and amendments are rigged,
The American Dream is rigged,
American Idol is rigged.

Nothing is the way it seems,
When let loose at the seams
Like nightmares opting peaceful dreams,
Mud holes overpowered by streams,
Everything, everything, everything is rigged.
Governments, politics, juries and justice is rigged.

Perhaps, I'm sounding like a cynical hack,
But consider Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq,
AIG and Wall Street fat cats.
Diseases and cures are rigged.
Miracles are rigged.

I'm merely stating what I feel is true,
It's not about me and it's not about you -
It's about the "Systems" and what they do,
Disguising themselves with different color wigs,
Yeah, everything, everything, everything is rigged.