Ther e's a black man with a black cat
livin' in a black neighbourhood
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You kno w he thinks h e's got it so good
And there s a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the evening slop.
And h e looks at her and says "Hey darlin'
I can remember when you could stop a clock"
Oh but ain't that
Oh but ain't that
Oh but ain't that
Yeah little pink
Oh-- yeah for you
Amer-i-
Amer-i-
Amer-i
houses
and me
ca for you and me!-
ca somethin' to see baby!
-ca home of the free!---
for you and me
.
(Instrumental)
Well there's a young man in a T-shirt
listin' to a rockin' rollin' station.
He's got greasy hair and a greasy smile that says
"Lord this must be my destination"
'Cause they told me when I was younger "Boy you gonna be President"
But just like ev'rything else those old crazy dreams just kinda came
and went
Oh but ain't that
Oh but ain't that
Oh but ain't that
Yeah little pink
Oh-- yeah for you
Amer-i-
Amer-i-
Amer-i
houses
and me
ca for you and me!-
ca somethin' to see baby!
-ca home of the free!---
for you and me
.
(Instrumental)
Well there's
Got to work
And there's
people
in some
winners
and more
high rise and
and there's
people.
vacation
losers
What
down
but
do they know-
at the Gulf
they ain't no
----
of Mexico
big deal
.
.
Cause the simple man baby pays for the thrills the bills
and the pills that kill.
Oh but ain't that
Oh but ain't that
Oh but ain't that
Yeah little pink
Oh-- yeah for you
Amer-i-
Amer-i-
Amer-i
houses
and me
ca for you and me!-
ca somethin' to see baby!
-ca home of the free!---
for you and me
.
