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 a better 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
[FlemishFrench 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 shit but Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson
Jackson

There´s a famous saying someone famous said
"As General Motors go, 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 true
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
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