(Greg Graffin)
Every time you shake someone's hand and it feels like your best friend
Could it be that it's only superficiality?
Without regard to well-being, without an inkling of compromise
Handshakes are nothing but a subtle "Fuck you"
Contracts determine the best friendships
This is the way of the modern world
Everyone's vying for patronage
This is the way of the modern world,
And something has gotta give
Every time you shake someone's hand,
and you share neither color or creed
You gotta overcome the obstacles of history
There is restrained passion, mistrust, and bigotry
And these have created the new
foundations of society
There's no harmony just class and race
This is the way of the modern world
Everyone's vying for dominance
This is the way of the modern world,
And something has gotta give
Now I believe in unity, and I am willing to
compromise, but I'm not gonna lie or sell my soul
Every time you shake someone's hand,
it determines where you stand
And if you don't uphold your side then it's better to
Fend for your self and shun the handshake
Someone's gotta give