Born in the southern land Where a man is a man Don't remember too much Warm momma Cold touch Post-war baby boom Fifty kids in one room All white Future bright But living in a womb
Got a TV receiver Jerry Mathers is the Beaver No blacks No queers No sex Mouseketeers
Daddy kept moving round I can't settle down Always…. The lost new kid in town
Manlicher lock and loaded JFK's head exploded Dark figure At the fence End of my innocence Hormones hit me Chew up Spit me Get stoned Get plastered Always was a moody bastard
Guitar fool Kicked out of high school Joined a band Vietnam Momma said \"kill the man\" Daddy gets real sick Too intense I can't kick it Buy myself a ticket to the U.S.A.
Oh my god It's my life What am I doing kicking up the foundations That's right My life Better start looking at my destination
Hollywood sex rat Been there done that Jaded afraid I'd Never get it a turn at bat Last in a long line Finally hit the big time Goldmine Feeding time Money, fame I get mine
Use it Abuse it Daddy's dies I lose it Get a wife Get a son Beget another one
My head said “God’s dead” Motorcycle Body shred Big life crisis rears its ugly head
Oh my god It's my life What am I doing kicking up the foundations That's right My life Better start looking at my destination
Well, Prozac Lithium Could never get enough of 'em Last wills Shrinks bills Sleeping pills Sex kills Edge of sanity My infidelity Looking in the mirror and thinking how it use to be
Don't like the skin I'm in Caught in a tailspin Honest to God vision Spiritual transmission Climb aboard the life raft Looking back I have to laugh Take a breath Don't know if I'm ready for the second half
Oh my god It's my life What am I doing kicking up the foundations That's right My life Better start looking at my destination
My life My depression My sin My confession My curse My obsession My school My lesson
That's right My life My depression That's right My life My depression