[Verse 1]
Like us all, you want the very best of life
Car, a house, a neighborhood that's nice
Flowers and trees and lots of little kids around
Where public schools aren't breeding grounds for vice

[Verse 2]
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?

[Pre-Chorus]
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!

[Chorus]
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
[Verse 4]
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

[Bridge]
That's not true
John's a patriot!
He's not like you
He's a—

[Chorus]
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

[Outro]
Piece of the pie
That's all we're asking for
Piece of the pie
Piece of the pie
That's all we're asking for
A piece of the pie