Charlie and the MTA

Charlie and the MTA

G Let me tell you a story C about the Big Dig Tunnel G D And the tragic and fateful way G How a crooked highway project C ended up robbin every family G D G Who rides on the MBTA chorus 1: G The people got burned C While the bankers they learned G D 'bout an easy way to get rich G Just restructure the debt C Charge big fees for your bets G D G And make the people pay Bechtel did the job While the poor working slob Ended up paying for all their mistakes The highway its leaking The people be freakin Since they billed the MBTA chorus 1:

Enough is enough The people are saying Dont be wreckin the MBTA Your games aint working And we aint takin No more cuts to the MBTA chorus 2: We will never be burned We will never be turned To a world without the T We will ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston Public trains they oughta be free. Now you citizens of Boston Don't you think its a scandal That people have to pay and pay While the banks get bailed out The riders get sold out No more cuts to the MBTA chorus 2: