a piece of the pie

Randy Newman

Like us all you want, the very best advice
A car, a house a neighborhood, thatÂ?s nice
Flowers and trees and lots of little kids around
Where public schools are breeding grounds for vice.

You say youÂ?re working harder than you ever have
You say youÂ?ve got two jobs and soÂ?s your wife
Living in the richest country in the world
WouldnÂ?t you think youÂ?d have a better life?

If you lived in Norway youÂ?d be fine right now
Get sick there, you make the doctor wait
If you lived in Belgium you could mediate
[German screaming]
Hey, knock it off!
And the French fries are great

Jesus Christ it stinks here high and low
The rich are getting richer, I should know
While weÂ?re going up youÂ?re going down
No one gives a shit but Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson

ThereÂ?s a famous saying someone famous said
As General Motors goes, so go we all
Johnny CougerÂ?s singing itÂ?s their country man
HeÂ?ll be singing for Toyota by the fall

[ThatÂ?s not true. JohnÂ?s a patriot.
HeÂ?s not like you. HeÂ?s a-]

Jesus Christ, it stinks here low and high
Some get rich and others just get by
BonoÂ?s off in Africa, heÂ?s never around
Country turns its lonely him, Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne

A piece of the pie
ItÂ?s all weÂ?re asking for
A piece of the pie

A piece of the pie
ItÂ?s all weÂ?re asking for
A piece of the pie