[00:00.750]Prime Time
[00:02.560]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[00:04.490]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[00:07.550]Well this is life, this is Prime Time
[00:11.480]This is livin' the American way
[00:15.160]I was ridin' on the subway in the afternoon
[00:19.220]I saw some kids 'a beatin' out a funky tune
[00:22.960]The lady right in front of me was old and brown
[00:26.520]The kids began to push her, they knocked her down
[00:30.450]I tried to help her out but there was just no way
[00:33.880]A life ain't worth a damn on the street today
[00:37.190]I passed the ambulance and the camera crews
[00:41.180]I saw the instant replay on the evening news
[00:44.800]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[00:48.730]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[00:52.230]Well this is life, this is Prime Time
[00:56.100]This is livin' the American way
[00:59.970]Well will you take the car, or will you take the trip?
[01:03.840]Remove annoying hair from your upper lip
[01:07.520]What's it really worth? Does she really care?
[01:11.010]What's the best shampoo that I can use on my hair?
[01:15.190]Hey what's the real future of democracy?
[01:18.500]How're we gonna streamline the bureaucracy?
[01:21.990]Hey, hey, the cost of life has gone sky-high
[01:25.680]Does the deodorant I'm using really keep me dry?
[01:29.300]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[01:33.410]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[01:37.030]Well this is life, this is Prime Time
[01:40.970]This is livin' the American way
[01:52.880]Well spin the magic wheel and try to break the bank
[01:56.310]Think about your life when you fill in the blank
[01:59.940]Here's a game that's real if you wanna try
[02:03.550]One spot on the wheel that says you must die
[02:08.980]American roulette is the game we play
[02:12.720]But no-one wants to have to be the one to pay
[02:17.590]You get to pass "GO", you get to pass away
[02:21.280]But before we start our show, here's our sponsor to say:
[02:24.710]"Well this is life, this is Prime time
[02:26.830]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[02:28.700]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[02:32.510]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[02:35.070]Well this is life, this is Prime Time
[02:37.190]This is livin' the American way"
[02:38.810]Well down in Mexico, the laundry's on the line
[02:41.310]There's where you can go if you land on the nine
[02:44.180]Canada is nice if you're fond of ice
[02:46.300]If you land on the two then we'll send you there twice
[02:49.540]We interrupt this game for a news release:
[02:51.730]A man has gone insane and been killed by police!
[02:54.350]Now back to the game, that's a dangerous play
[02:56.780]'Cause if they see you in C-U-B-A you must pass away
[02:59.590]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[03:01.530]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[03:03.520]Well this is life, this is Prime Time
[03:05.390]This is livin' the American way
[03:06.950]My supper's on the stove, the war is on the screen
[03:09.640]Pass the bread and butter while I watch the Marine
[03:12.010]The shot him in the chest--Pass the chicken breast!
[03:14.130]The general is saying that he's still unimpressed.
[03:15.880]"We had to burn the city 'cause they wouldn't agree
[03:18.370]That things go better with democracy!"
[03:19.810]The weather will be fair, forget the ozone layer,
[03:22.120]But strontium showers will be here and there
[03:24.050]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[03:25.920]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[03:27.860]Well this is life, this is Prime Time
[03:29.670]This is livin' the American way
[03:30.980]Well livin' in the country watchin' shadows fall
[03:32.910]My reception ain't too good in a power stall
[03:34.780]Bombers in the air, missiles in the sea
[03:36.780]Chemicals in everything, including me
[03:37.840]They don't keep their promise in the promised land
[03:39.960]It's getting mighty hard to find an honest man
[03:42.460]But coming very soon, a show you'll die to see
[03:46.080]It's called "The End Of The World", on channel "C"
[03:49.760]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[03:53.380]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[03:56.870]Well this is life, this is Prime time
[04:00.930]This is livin' in the U. S. A.
[04:03.300]Well this is life, this is Prime Time
[04:06.920]This is livin' the American way