I know a man, he´s a powerful man
He´s got the people in his power
In the palm of his hand.

He started at the bottom and he worked his way up
Now he´s never going to stop
Until he reaches the top.

It´s the same old story, it´s the same old dream,
It´s power man, power man, and all that it can bring.

If you want your money, you better stand in the line
´Cos you´ll only end up picking up nickels and dimes.

You call him names and he sits and grins
´Cos everybody else is just a sucker to him.

And he´s got my money, but I´ve got my faith
And powerman, powerman, I´ll never be your slave.

It´s the same old story, it´s the same old game
It´s power man, power man, driving me insane.

People tried to conquer the world Napoleon and Genghis Khan
Hitler tried and Mussolini too
Powerman don´t need to fight, powerman don´t need no guns
Powerman got money on his side

Well I´m not rich and I´m not free
But I´ve got my girl and she got me

He´s got my money and my publishing rights
But I´ve got my girl and I´m alright

And she got me going, and she keeps me sane
But powerman, powerman, got money on the brain
It´s the same old story
it´s the same old game
Powerman, powerman driving me insane