talk about things

we talk about things we buy
a few white lies
an alibi
we talk about things we buy
for who we want to be
we talk about things we own
designer home
the latest phone
we talk about things we own
just like it's you and me
we talk about things

we talk about the cash we spend
we both pretend
there is no end
we talk about the cash we spend
like it proves our human worth
we talk about the cash we crave
to keep us safe
till we reach our graves
we talk about cold hard cash
like it's good ol' mother earth
we talk about

          what we drive and
          who we know
          and round and round and round
          we go
          where we'll stop
          nobody knows
          but at least we'll be in style

we talk about things we want
the latest haunt
a restaurant
we talk about what we want
and it's only common sense
we talk about things we need
no, it's not greed
(hey, pass the weed!)
we talk about things we need
and we need them
right now
in the present tense
we talk about things
we talk about things
we talk about things