Like us all you want the very best of life
A car, a house, a neighborhood that`s nice
With flowers and trees and lots of little kids around
Where public schools aren`t breeding grounds
for vice

You say you`re working harder than you ever have
You say you got two jobs and so`s your wife
Living in the richest country in the world
Wouldn`t you think you`d have abetter life

If you lived in Norway
You`d be fine right now
Get sick there
You make the doctor wait
If you lived in Belgium
You could mediate
[Flemish/French debate]
Hey knock it off!
And the French fries are great
Hey!

Jesus Christ it stinks here high and low
The rich are getting richer
I should know
While we`re going up
You`re going down
And no one gives a s**t but Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson
Jackson

There`s a famous saying someone famous said
As General Motors goes so go we all
Johnny Cougar`s singing it`s their country now
He`ll be singing for Toyota by the fall

[Patriots]:
That`s not ture
John`s a patriot
He`s not like you
He`s a......

Jesus Christ it stinks here low and high
Some get rich
And others just get by
Bono`s off in Africa - he`s never around
The country turns its lonely eyes to who?
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne

A piece of the pie
That`s all we`re asking for
A piece of the pie