This won't be so hard to follow You must replace your common sense And then you won't find it's hard to swallow Its been based on real events You can only hear what you want to hear They're wide awake and they're well aware That they made you a promise that they won't keep They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep With no remorse or self respect The course of course is the least direct They choose to confuse a resource they'll use Well if they don't win they still won't lose A red cent or one thin dime Been banking yours and been banking mine They say this is the way that its always been They may let you in but they'll never let you win No way, no how, no You can't win, no you'll never win No how, no way, they Might let you in, but they'll never let you win They'll never let you win What now please a word here to the wise You'll need to read between the lines You've got to dot your t's and cross your eyes Cross your fingers when the print is fine What you've got to do is stay one step ahead They're wide awake while you're still in bed They count the money while you count the sheep They're wide awake they can't afford to go to sleep ( No way! No way, no how, no You can't win, no you'll never win No how, no way, they Might let you in, but they'll never let you win They'll never let you win [x2] ) ( No way, no how, no You can't win, no you'll never win No how, no way, they Might let you in, but they'll never let you win They'll never let you win [x2] ) Might let you in, but they'll never let you win [x4]