So what if rotten apples make it? Don’t we know they even fake it?  Fifteen years ago my son and I wrote Empire builder.

Empire builder
(spoken)
Empire builder failed the test
Empire builder don’t know what’s best

gee whiz technology is not what we needed
wisdom’s calls have gone unheeded
sitting in the grass is what we do
now it’s time, flush the rhetoric of the civilized and privileged crew
of Empire builders

Empire builder, not so fast
it’s time for a change
colonial mansions couldn’t take the blast
there used to be a home on this range
so what if rotten apples make it
we know they even fake it
better fruit keep Us alive and safe we call that best

Empire builder you failed the test
there’s no gold in mistreating the guest reaching for the stars while this rock’s the best
you keep racing and forgetting to rest

so what if rotten apples make it
we know they even fake it
better fruit keep us alive and safe we call that best

Empire builder you failed the test
all fall
Empire builder don’t know what’s best, fail!
Empire builder boohoo