Steve Earle — Amerika v. 6.0 The Best We Can Do

[Verse 1] Look at you You take a look in the mirror Now tell me what you see Another satisfied customer In the front of the line for the American dream I remember when we was both out on the boulevard Talking revolution and singing the blues Nowadays it's letters to the editor And cheating on our taxes is the best that we can do Come on [Verse 2] Look around There's doctors down on Wall Street Sharpening their scalpels and trying to cut a deal Meanwhile, back at the hospital Got accountants playing God and counting out the pills Yeah, I know, that sucks That your HMO ain't doing what you thought it would do But everybody's gotta die sometime and we can't save everybody It's the best that we can do [Verse 3] Four score and a hundred and fifty years ago Our forefathers made us equal, as long as we can pay Yeah, maybe that wasn't exactly what they was thinking Version 6.0 of the American Way But hey, we can just build a great wall around the country club To keep the riff-raff out until the slump is through Yeah, I realize that ain't exactly democratic But it's either them or us and it's the best we can do [Outro] Passionately conservative It's the best we can do Conservatively passionate It's the best we can do Meanwhile, still thinking Hey, let's wage a war on drugs It's the best we can do Well, I don't know about you But I kinda dig this global warming thing It's the best we can do