I come from a time that hasn't happened yet
And I have been better but I can't quite remember when
He works two jobs, gives half his pay to the government
Now tell yourself that you're not killing yourself to live
And that's the excuse
For our drug abuse
There was a time when America was my life
And now it feels we are living a lie, living a lie
From the time I wake 'til the time I sleep
Everything is just too much for me
We take the pills to keep the nausea at bay
And how they take us and we feel worse than yesterday
Throw a war against the wall, see if it sticks
And if it doesn't, oh well, at least we're white and rich
And that's the excuse
For our drug abuse
There was a time when America was my life
And now it feels we are living a lie, living a lie
From the time I wake 'til the time I sleep
Everything is just too much for me
Farewell, farewell, farewell, farewell, my sweet friends
I have moved myself to, moved myself to Amsterdam, Amsterdam
In detest of a futile war, so cheers my dears from the other shore