(Em) In the town of Kilgore, Texas
Was (G) born a tailor's son
From the (D) killing of the Indians
He learned (Em) how the west was won
His name was Charlie Hurwitz
And he (G) terrorized the land
His (D) killing field was wall street
And his (Em) gang was called MAXXAM
(Em) MAXXAM's on the (D) horizon
An (C) outlaw gang a (D) raidin' company (Em)
MAXXAM's on the (D) (horizon
Ain't (C) no one safe with (D) Hurwitz runnin' (Em) free.
Hurwitz stole Pacific Lumber
Used junk bonds to get the cash
Left a might redwood forest
A pile of broken slash
Michael Milken made his millions
When MAXXAM's deal was done
A billion dollars paid with redwood blood
And the worker pension fund
MAXXAM's on the horizon
And there's dollars seen in every redwood tree
MAXXAM's on the horizon
Ain't no one safe with Hurwitz runnin' free.
With the Patterns of Simplicity
Charlie Hurwitz took his toll
From the Aluminum of Kaiser
To the oil of MCO
He blew a billion and three quarters
In the Savings and Loan scam
He pled guilty to insurance fraud
Where's the justice for MAXXAM
MAXXAM's on the horizon
And they're taking over everything they see
MAXXAM's on the horizon
Ain't no one safe with Hurwitz runnin' free.
Now in the Mountains of Rancho Mirage
Where the bighorn sheep do dwell
Where there used to be a lambing ground
Is the Ritz Carlton Hotel
And in Tucson Arizona
Midst a blight of Urban Sprawl
He's building condos and a golf course
While the water tables fall
Now Earth First! offers a reward
Fifty thousand we will pay
Who every captures Charlie Hurwitz
And puts that boy away
Cause MAXXAM's on the Horizon
Can't you see what's going down
Turn the forests into deserts
And the deserts into towns
MAXXAM's on the horizon
And there's no one left to fight but you and me
MAXXAM's on the horizon
Ain't no one safe with Hurwitz runnin' free.
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