A Setup Lyrics

A Setup lyrics

Johnny never went to college. 

He couldn't afford the fee. 

He got lucky; he had an uncle who worked for NBC. 

Now Johnny's taking for people, 

who shop from the TV-mostly wealthy housewives who buy expensive jewerly. 



"It's a setup, keep you down. 

They set up you, then knock you"



Johnny got laid-off, his job sent overseas. 

He made about 50 bucks day, his replacement-$3. 

My mother never had much money; my grades were never all that great. 

So how fuck am I supposed to learn if eduation cost more than I make? 

And how fuck the am I supposed to earn when, 

good jobs want a college degree? 

Seven bucks an hour, what kind of future does that leave for me?!



"It's a setup, keep you down. 

They set up you, then knock you"(2x)



Johnny's is going through some tough times, 

and barely making both ends meet. 

He can't find a jod on account of the economy. 

Johnny's feeling desperate. 

He's got kids to feed. 

So the day I met Johnny, he robbing me.