Sittin' on a milk crate, morning noon and night Fantasizing the American Dream You're looking pretty good, and you've got yourself convinced That the nighmare ain't as bad as it seems
You try your best to hide yourself beneath a turned-up collar And a plastic bag is all you've got to show And your books inside your shopping cart is probably The best education you're ever gonna know...mmmm
The guy in the Mercedes just hollered with the dollar Better grab it 'cos the signal's turning green And while you're at it put the junk behind the picket fence 'Cos the cop is driving by sure lookin' mean
Institution, contribution, restitution, destitution Doesn't mean a thing to you now You're the freeway feature film, your audience is driving by So maybe you should stand and take a bow
You're living in desperation And you never have felt complete You live in anticipation Of another day on the street
Sing with me...<Scatting>
You're sitting in that same spot, you wanna go home But there ain't no home but home on the range You've forgotten what you look like And it looks like you've forgotten And the look inside your eye's very strange...
Ain't nothin' left to hide, you're stripped of all your pride And all you feel inside is a hole a mile wide You're the freeway desperado and a perfect living model Of a land that hasn't any good excuse...
You're living in desperation And you never have felt complete You live in anticipation Of another day on the street Sing with me...<