Tonart: A major
Verse 1
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 2
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I was ridin' on the subway in the afternoon
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I saw some kids 'a beatin'
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out a funky tune
The lady right in front of me
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was old and brown
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The kids began to push her,
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they knocked her down
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I tried to help her out but
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there was just no way
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A life ain't worth a damn
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on the street today
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I passed the ambulance
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and the camera crews
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I saw the instant replay on
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the evening news
Verse 3
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 4
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Well will you take the car,
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or will you take the trip?
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Remove annoying hair from
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your upper lip
What's it really worth?
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Does she really care?
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What's the best shampoo
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that I can use on my hair?
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Hey what's the real future of
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democracy?
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How're we gonna streamline
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the bureaucracy?
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Hey, hey, the cost of life
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has gone sky-high
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Does Does the deodorant I'm
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using really keep me dry?
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Well this is
Verse 5
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life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 6
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Well spin the magic wheel and
try to break the bank
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Think about your life when
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you fill in the blank
Here's a game that's
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real if you wanna try
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One spot on the wheel that
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says you must die
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American roulette is the game we play
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But no-one wants wants to
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have to be the one to pay
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You get to pass "GO",
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you get to pass away
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But before we start our show,
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here's our sponsor to say:
Verse 7
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"Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way"
Verse 8
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Well down in Mexico,
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the laundry's on the line
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There's where you can go if
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you land on the nine
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Canada is nice if you're fond of ice
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If you land on the two then
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we'll send you there twice
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We interrupt this game for a news release:
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A man has gone insane and
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been killed by police!
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Now back to the game,
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that's a dangerous play
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'Cause if they see you in C-U-B-A
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you you you you must pass away
Verse 9
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G
Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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G
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 10
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My supper's on the stove,
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the war is on the screen
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Pass the bread and butter
while I watch the Marine
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The shot him in the chest--Pass
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the the chicken breast!
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The general is saying that
he's still unimpressed.
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Bb
"We had to burn the city
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'cause they wouldn't agree
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That things go better with democracy!"
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The weather will be fair,
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forget the ozone layer,
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But strontium showers will
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be here and there
Verse 11
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G
Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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G
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This is livin' the American way
Verse 12
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Well livin' in the country
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watchin' shadows fall
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My reception ain't too good
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in a power stall
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Bombers in the air, missiles in the sea
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Chemicals in everything, including me
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They don't keep their promise
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in the promised land
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It's getting mighty hard
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to find an honest man
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But coming very soon,
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a show you'll die to see
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It's called "The End Of The World",
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on channel "C"
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Well this is
Verse 13
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life, this is Prime time
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Bb
This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Eb
Well this is life, this is Prime time
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This is livin' in the U. S. A.
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Well this is life, this is Prime Time
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This is livin' the American way
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