we say in god we trust
but we need enough stuff and money to feel secure
we need technology and coolness
to be alive
all of this we can't live without
in our modern day

but there are no more lilies in the field
and the birds have gone long ago
so we worry about food and clothes and fuel
about money and houses and ipods and stuff

it's big business baby
it's big business
it's big business baby
it's big business

in our great kingdom
you can find all the stuff that you need
to be in
you gotta buy the right books
pay for the right concerts
to praise th lords
listen to our great sermon
on a copy controlled CD

but there are no more lilies in the field
and the birds have gone long ago
so we worry about food and clothes and fuel
about money and houses and ipods and stuff

it's big business baby
it's big business
it's big business baby
it's big business

oh american dream
oh lies of babylon
can we really serve
both christ and mammon
is god our own trademark
is jesus just a product

but there are no more lilies in the field
and the birds have gone long ago
so we worry about food and clothes and fuel
about money and houses and ipods and stuff

a sad business baby
a sad business
a sad business baby
a sad business

Lord peel them away
false dreams of babylon
let my trust be in you
in Christ not mammon

Lord peel them away
false dreams of babylon
let my trust be in you
in Christ not mammon