Not long ago in America a nation’s heartbeat throbbed 
United, not divided, families only needed one job 
Most could afford a baseball game, hot dog and a beer 
Vacation in the summer and a few new clothes each year 

Big Mack Donald had a farm, then he opened a burger joint 
We’ve drowned in fat ever since ‘till there really ain’t no point 
Tempted beyond measure, we keep coming back for more 
Now the justice scale lies broken all over the global floor 

Yeah, life in the 21st Century, it ain’t quite how it used to be 
Everything we eat is micro-waved an’ there’s color on tv 
Newspapers are delivered right through the telephone line 
We can charge stuff on the internet and go broke in real-time 

Big Mack Donald had a farm, then he opened a burger joint 
We’ve drowned in fat ever since ‘till there really ain’t no point 
Tempted beyond measure, we keep coming back for more 
Now the justice scale lies broken all over the global floor 

Politicians an’ preachers once sometimes told the truth 
We didn’t throw war’s first stone an’ sacrifice our finest youth 
With no video games or cell phones, a house felt like a home 
Children fought and played together instead of on a computer alone 

Big Mack Donald had a farm, then he opened a burger joint 
We’ve drowned in fat ever since ‘till there really ain’t no point 
Tempted beyond measure, we keep coming back for more 
Now the justice scale lies broken all over the global floor 

Satchel Paige said don’t look back, somethin’ might be gainin’ on you 
But it’s hard to believe in tomorrow when the blind sheep of the blind 
Are leadin’ you... Oh, they’re leadin’ you 


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