You pay a percentage of many things
Be it your income, property, or your purchase of rings
The government spends this money to function
On things like social services and road junctions
Taxes; it’s a complex issue
Sometimes it makes you so sad that you have to grab a tissue
It can be annoying, but the government needs it
To do things that seem boring but are not needless
Sometimes your income, sometimes your house
Sometimes your burgers, sometimes your dead spouse
Sometimes your crib, sometimes your new mouse
You pay a percentage of the price of the blouse
The government gets it and spends it on important things
Like giving firefighters their hoses and bling
You pay a percentage of many things
Be it your income, property, or your purchase of rings
The government spends this money to function
On things like social services and road junctions
When taxes aren’t enough, they borrow to make it up
And use new taxes to pay the interest on that stuff
Some politicians may promise less taxes
But all that is just lies they pull out of their a**es
If you don’t pay your taxes, you’ll go to jail
And they’ll spend other people’s taxes to make sure you pay bail
At the end of the day, this is all a house of cards
Based around trust of the government and fear of its guards
In essence, pay your taxes, there’s no way around it
And as ol’ Ben Franklin said, it’s just death, death, and taxes.
You pay a percentage of many things
Be it your income, property, or your purchase of rings
The government spends this money to function
On things like social services and road junctions