The Life You Save
- parody of: The Love You Save (by The Jackson Five), itself a reference to the phrase "the life you save may be your own"
- written: 2025-01-21
- The original song came up on the car stick this morning, which sparked the idea.
- Later that day I remembered the idea and started coming up with words, which I posted to TootCat.
Words
[verse 1]
While we played tag in grade-school
you played keep-away.
You never would give back my stuff --
you claimed it was okay.
When you got big you joined the ranks
of healthcare CEOs
When claims come in, you keep those funds --
Delay, deny, depose.
[chorus]
Stop -- the life you save
may be your own!
your company has grown,
but think about the lives you've blown.
Better stop, the life you save
may be your own!
You're trading people's health and lives for profits --
that puts you in a target zone.
[post-chorus]
I don't go for violence!
I'm not the hurting kind!
...but folks out there are hurting bad,
so hurting's on their mind!
You might think you're protected
by all your wealth and power --
but those you're stomping down upon
get madder by the hour.
[verse 2]
When Lissa rode the ambulance
You sent her off to jail
The ride was for a heart attack
Your bill gave one as well.
You charged Scott seven thousand
which really seems a lot
when the place was on your network --
but the surgeon was not.