Steve Earle - Amerika V. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do) Lyrics
(Steve Earle)Look at yaYeah, take a look in the mirror now tell me what you seeAnother satisfied customer in the front of the line for the American dreamI remember when we was both out on the boulevardTalkin' revolution and singin' the bluesNowadays it's letters to the editor and cheatin' on our taxesIs the best that we can doCome onLook aroundThere's doctors down on Wall StreetSharpenin' their scalpels and tryin' to cut a dealMeanwhile, back at the hospitalWe got accountants playin' God and countin' out the pillsYeah, I know, that sucks – that your HMOAin't doin' what you thought it would doBut everybody's gotta die sometime and we can't save everybodyIt's the best that we can doFour score and a hundred and fifty years agoOur forefathers made us equal as long as we can payYeah, well maybe that wasn't exactly what they was thinkin'Version six-point-oh of the American wayBut hey we can just build a great wall around the country clubTo keep the riff-raff out until the slump is throughYeah, I realize that ain't exactly democratic, but it's either them or us andAnd it's the best we can doYeah, passionely conservativeIt's the best we can doConservatively passionateIt's the best we can doMeanwhile, still thinkin'Hey, let's wage a war on drugsIt's the best we can doWell, I don't know about you, but I kinda dig this global warming thing...
