Amerika V. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)

Look at you, take a look in the mirror Tell me what you see Another satisfied customer in the front of the line For the American dream I remember, we were both on the boulevard Talkin' revolution and singing the blues But nowadays is letters to the editor and cheatin' on our taxes Is the best that we can do, come on Look around, there's doctors down on Wall Street Sharpenin' their scalpels and tryin' to cut a deal Meanwhile, back at the hospital Got accountants playin' God and passin' out the pills Yeah, I know, that sucks that your HMO ain't doing What you thought it would do But everybody's gotta die sometime And we can't save everybody, it's the best that we can do What? Four score and a hundred and 50 years ago Our forefathers made us equal as long as we can pay And maybe that ain't exactly what they was thinkin' Version 6.0 of the American way But hey, we can just build a wall around this country club To keep the riff-raff out until the slump is through I know that ain't exactly democratic But it's either them or us, it's the best we can do To the passionately conservative It's the best we can do This means we're conservatively passionate It's the best we can do Meanwhile, we're still thinkin' Hey, let's go blow up the raft I'm on a run, no career, I mean serial It's the best we can do (I mean taxes)