Bambooath

Bamboo bends, it doesn’t break

That’s the promise that we make

Main street dreams with tired shoes

Wall street laughs on breaking news

They call it “market,” I call it “pain”

When a job is gone like summer rain

I’m not jealous, I’m just tired

Of being told to be inspired

While my paycheck turns to dust

And the rich say, “You should trust”

We deserve a fair day

Fair pay

Fair say

We deserve a fair day

Say it again

Say it my way

Bamboo oath—we won’t break

We won’t break

I don’t hate success, I love the climb

But don’t sell my life for your extra dime

If you win, win clean, win kind

Don’t leave the human behind

I’ve got one heart, I’ve got one name

I won’t be used in a rigged game

If we stand up, soft but strong

We can turn the whole thing wrong-to-right

We deserve a fair day

Fair pay

Fair say

We deserve a fair day

Say it again

Say it my way

Bamboo oath—we won’t break

We won’t break

Bamboo in the wind

Still it stands

Hold your neighbor’s hands

That’s the plan

Bamboo bends, it doesn’t break

That’s the promise that we make