Not It

We never got over using the labor of women and slaves We sweep it under the rug with the broom of a useless excuse for a minimum wage We turn our faces away from all the work we can't admit will never go away Like cleaning the toilet Caring for elders Running the errands Making the lunch Day in day out day in day out day in day out day in day out Nobody wants to pay Nobody wants to pay Nobody wants to pay Nobody wants to pay For all the work we can't admit is tedious but utterly essential to survival Not it not it not it not it Not it not it not it not it We never got over using the labor of women and slaves Nothing has changed except over time we've called slavery by various names We try to automate or denigrate what doesn't turn a profit right away Like caretaking, education R&D, and raising kids and art Day in day out (day in day out) 'Cause nobody wants to pay (not in my backyard) Nobody wants to pay (not in my backyard) Nobody wants to pay (not in my backyard) Nobody wants to pay (not in my backyard) For all the work we can't admit is tedious but utterly essential to survival Not it not it not it not it (not it not it not it not it) We never got over using the labor of women and slaves Until we figure it out, we'll keep on repeating the chorus over and over Over and over, endless wars cuz Nobody wants to pay...