[Verse 1]
Adam Smith laid the foundation stone
Invisible hand guides us home
Wealth of Nations, division of labor
Markets work when we're good neighbors
Hayek warned of the road to serfdom
Planning leads where we don't want to come
[Chorus]
Read the classics, know the game
Economics drives the geopolitical frame
From Smith to Piketty, the debate goes on
Who's right about where wealth has gone
Essential reading, build your toolkit
Understanding how the world really works
[Verse 2]
Schumpeter saw creative destruction
Old ways die in capitalism's construction
Sowell breaks it down so clear
Basic economics, crystal clear
McCloskey says it's not just gold
Ideas and dignity made us bold
[Chorus]
Read the classics, know the game
Economics drives the geopolitical frame
From Smith to Piketty, the debate goes on
Who's right about where wealth has gone
Essential reading, build your toolkit
Understanding how the world really works
[Bridge]
Piketty's data tells one tale
Capital grows without fail
Conard argues inequality's fine
Innovation needs the bottom line
Saez and Zucman disagree
Progressive taxes set us free
[Verse 3]
Great Enrichment changed our fate
Was it capital or ideas that made us great
Read for data, question theory
Keep your thinking sharp and clearly
Left and right both have their say
Truth lies somewhere in the gray
[Chorus]
Read the classics, know the game
Economics drives the geopolitical frame
From Smith to Piketty, the debate goes on
Who's right about where wealth has gone
Essential reading, build your toolkit
Understanding how the world really works
[Outro]
Books in hand, mind prepared
Knowledge is the power shared
Realist thinking starts today
Economic wisdom lights the way