"Lick your boot? No way!"

I couldn't do it for the whole world,
Honestly, I wouldn't!
Stoop beyond the limit of my pride,
My self esteem put on the line,
My confidence exchanged for favours,
Lick your boot? No way!

That seems the order of the day,
Boot lickers, ass kissers,
Better do it, else get the boots,
Insurance insured in the dirts on a boot,
The dirtier, hmmn the better,
"Lick your boot? No way!"

Excellence is a thing of the past,
Merit, archaic and so mundane,
All you need is access to the boots,
And a tongue as long as the dog's,
Those are the keys to open the door,
To the seats of power and influence,
Exchange your creativity for a pot of porridge,
"Lick your boot? No way!"

I'd rather be kicked by the boot,
Than bend to lick a speck of the dust,
I'd rather be tagged as obstinate and rigid,
Than bend my morals and principles of life,
More important to me than crumbs so mere,
Are my self-esteem and -worth,
But "Lick your boot? No way!"