[Intro]      [Verse 1] Another uptight skinny white figure Silhouetted there with your finger on the trigger Your mind got mangled your soul got strangled In a modern American way [Verse 2] Want to burn down your slum - kill your mum Blow the whole school blow the whole town To kingdom come! Yeah your mind gets mangled Your soul gets strangled in a modern American way [Verse 3] You’re livin out a freak mythology social dichotomy Powerless no property no Marvin Gaye anthology To soothe your soul on any God given day [Verse 4] You know an ex cheerleader she’s wheelchair bound The far side of the trailer park she found Her wheel needs greasing your puzzle needs piecing It’s a real lowdown scene - you gotta crawl in you know what I mean [Verse 5] But what about the good old boys spitting feathers and sloshing rye? Cagney slapping sour mashing rat packin’ and tower crashing Rootin’ tootin’ highfalutin straight-shooting Silicon Valley Mustang Sally box car rally high plains drifters [Verse 6] Ride the shark to the centre of the dream Where the eagle pecks you dry and the waitress licks you clean Singing this will be the day The day I come alive [Verse 7] Easy low rider Punk buck bonafide Old New York New Amsterdam And the Delta Ri-ser [Break]      [Verse 8] You gotta ride the red shark all the way to the centre of the dream Eagles pecks you dry and the waitress licks you clean She’s singing this will be the day The day I come alive [Verse 9] Singing easy low rider Punk buck bonafide Old New York New Amsterdam And the Delta Riser [Outro]