Dying By the Golden Rule

The news looks bad for the helpless of the world I know
 'Cause there ain't a lot of help going down that ain't bought or sold
 People doing big business in dead-bolts and chains
 Reading Soldier Of Fortune to show them the way
 To keep the other cave-men from stealing their fire
 They're telling you, you got to be a survivor
 Or be dying by the golden rule
 Heads up, it could happen to you
 Dying by the golden rule
 Now it's do unto others
 Before they do unto you
 We've come up short of the things that really count in life
 Everybody's on the take but giving's where they draw the line
 Delusions of grandeur keep you running the race
 With your 44 Magnum loaded just in case
 Or be dying by the golden rule
 Heads up, it could happen to you
 Dying by the golden rule
 Now it's do unto others
 Before they do unto you