Another National Anthem

I did it because it is wrong for one man to have so much service
 When other men have none
 I did it to bring down the government of Abraham Lincoln
 And to avenge the ravaged South
 I did it to prove to her my everlasting love
 I did it to make them listen to Charlie
 I did it 'cause my belly was on-a fire
 I did it to preserve the Union and promote the sale of my book
 I did it so my friends would know where I was coming from
 Where's my prize?
 I did it because no one cares about the poor man's pain
 I did it so I'd know where I was coming from
 I want my prize
 I did it 'cause the bosses made my belly burn
 I did it so she'd pay attention
 So I'd have someplace to come from, and someplace to go
 Don't I get a prize?
 I did it 'cause they said I would be Ambassador to France
 I did it so they'd suffer in the North
 The way we'd suffered in the South
 I deserve a fucking prize!
 I did it so there'd be a trial, and Charlie would get to be a witness
 And he'd be on TV
 And he'd save the world!
 Where's my prize?
 I did it to make people listen
 They promised me a prize
 Because she wouldn't take my phone calls
 What about my prize?
 Because nothing stopped the fire!
 I want my prize!
 Nobody would listen!
 It didn't mean a nickel
 You just shed a little blood
 And a lot of people shed a lot of tears
 Yes, you made a little moment
 And you stirred a little mud
 But it didn't fix the stomach
 And you've drunk your final Bud
 And it didn't help the workers
 And it didn't heal the country
 And it didn't make them listen
 And they never said, "We're sorry"
 Yeah, it's never gonna happen
 Is it?
 No, sir
 Never
 No, we're never gonna get the prize
 No one listens
 Are we?
 Never
 No, it doesn't make a bit of difference
 Does it?
 Didn't
 Ever
 Fuck it!
 Spread the word
 Where's my prize?
 I just heard
 On the news
 Where the mailman won the lottery
 Goes to show
 When you lose
 What you do is try again
 You can be
 What you choose
 From a mailman to a president
 There are prizes all around you
 If you're wise enough to see
 The delivery boy's on Wall Street
 And the the usherette's a rock star
 Right, it's never gonna happen, is it?
 Is it?
 No, man!
 No, we'll never see the day arrive
 Spread the word
 Will we?
 Never!
 No one's ever even gonna care if we're alive
 Are they?
 Never
 Spread the word
 We're alive
 Someone's gonna listen!
 Listen!
 Listen
 There's another national anthem playing
 Not the one you cheer
 At the ball park
 Where's my prize?
 It's the other national anthem, saying
 If you want to hear
 It says
 "Bullshit!"
 It says
 "Never!"—
 It says
 "Sorry!"
 Loud and clear
 It says: Listen
 To the tune that keeps sounding
 In the distance, on the outside
 Coming through the ground
 To the hearts that go on pounding
 To the sound
 Getting louder every year
 Listen to the sound
 Take a look around
 We're the other national anthem, folks
 The ones that can't get in
 To the ball park
 Spread the word
 There's another national anthem, folks
 For those who never win
 For the suckers!
 For the pikers!
 For the ones who might have been!
 There are those who love regretting
 There are those who like extremes
 There are those who thrive on chaos and despair
 There are those who keep forgetting
 That the country's built on dreams
 People listen
 And the mailman won the lottery
 They may not want to hear it
 But they listen
 Once they think it's gonna stop the game
 And the usherette's a rock star
 No, they may not understand
 All the words
 All the same
 They hear the music
 They hear the screams
 I've got news
 They hear the sobs
 They hear the drums
 Well, you forgot about the country
 The muffled drums
 The muffled dreams
 So it's now forgotten you
 And they rise
 You know why I did it?
 'Cause there isn't any Santa Claus!
 Where's my prize?
 And you forgot
 What's my prize?
 How quick it heals
 Promises and lies
 That it's a place
 Where you can make the lies come true
 Spread the word
 If you try
 Gotta spread the word
 That's all you have to do
 Right
 All you have to do
 Well, there's another national anthem
 And I think it just began
 In the ball park
 Listen hard
 Like the other national anthem
 Says to each and every fan
 If you can't do what you want to
 Then you do the things you can
 You've got to try again!
 Like they say
 You've go to keep on trying
 Every day
 Until you get a prize
 Until you get a prize
 Until you're heard
 Musn't get discouraged
 Spread the word
 Mustn't give up hope
 Up to you
 Don't say
 What you choose
 It's never gonna happen
 Spread the word
 You can always get a prize
 You can always get your dream
 Sure, the mailman won the lottery