[Verse 1]
Well, there's a black man with a black cat
Livin' in a black neighborhood
He's got a Interstate runnin' through his front yard
You know he thinks he's got it so good
[Verse 2]
And there's a woman in the kitchen
Cleanin' up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says, "Darlin'
I can remember when you could stop a clock"
[Chorus]
Oh, but ain't that America for you and me?
Ain't that America, well, somethin' to see, baby?
Ain't that America, home of the free, yeah?
Little pink houses for you and me
Oh, yeah
[Verse 3]
Well, there's a young man in a T-shirt
Listen' to a rock 'n' rolling station
He's got a greasy hair and sleazy smile
He says, "Lord, this be my destination"
[Verse 4]
Oh, 'cause they told me when I was younger
They said, "Boy, you're gonna be president"
But just like everything else, those old crazy dreams
Kinda came and went
[Chorus]
Oh, but ain't that America for you and me?
Ain't that America, somethin' to see, baby?
Ain't that America, home of the free, yeah?
Little pink houses for you and me
Oh yeah
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 5]
Well, there's people and more people
What do they know, know, know?
Go to work in some high rise
And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
Oh yeah
[Verse 6]
And there's winners and there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
'Cause the simple man, baby, pays for the thrills
The bills and the pills that kill
[Chorus]
Oh, but ain't that America for you and me?
Ain't that America, somethin' to see, baby?
Ain't that America, home of the free, yeah?
Little pink houses for you and me
Oh yeah
Ain't that America for you and me?
Ain't that America, well, somethin' to see, baby?
Ain't that America, home of the free, yeah?
Little pink houses for you and me
Oh yeah
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