We didn't come this far to come this far
- Aug 13, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2023

Oliver Anthony. Remember that name. He wrote a song called “Rich Men North of Richmond” and some are calling it the “new American anthem.” He has used his talent to share with the world how many Americans feel today, myself included. Here are the lyrics:
“Rich Men North of Richmond”
by Oliver Anthony
I’ve been selling’ my soul, workin’ all day
Overtime hours for bullshit pay
So I can sit out here and waste my life away
Drag back home and drown my troubles away
It’s a damn shame what the world’s gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is
Livin’ in the new world
With an old soul
The rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don’t think you know, but I know that you do
‘Cause your dollar ain’t shit and it’s taxed to no end
‘Cause of rich men north of Richmond
I wish politicians would look our for miners
And not just minors on an island somewhere
Lord, we got folks in the street, ain’t got nothin’ to eat
And the obese milking’ welfare
Well, God, if you’re 5-foot-3 and you’re 300 pounds
Taxes ought not to pay your bags of fudge rounds
Young men are puttin’ themselves six feet in the ground
‘Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin’ them down
It’s a damn shame what the world’s gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is
Livin’ in the new world
With an old soul
The rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don’t think you know, but I know that you do
‘Cause your dollar ain’t shit and it’s taxed to no end
‘Cause of rich men north of Richmond
I’ve been selling’ my soul, workin’ all day
Overtime hours for bullshit pay - End
Wow! I don’t know this man but I sure do admire him for standing up and speaking truth. He laid it out and put it all on the line. Mainstream Media will attack him. They will try to cancel him. If you agree with his lyrics we need to support and stand with him.
We didn’t come this far, to come this far.



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