The New World

Honest to goodness, the bars weren't open this morning
There must have been an important vote
A new president or something
"Do you have a quarter?" I said yes because I did
Honest to goodness the tears have been falling
All over this country's face

It was better before, before they voted for what's his name
This was supposed to be the new world
It was better before, before they voted for what's his name
This was supposed to be the new world

Flint, Ford, Auto Mobile, Alabama
The windshield wiper bluffing on New York
Gary, Indiana, don't forget the Motor City
Baltimore, D.C., now all we need is
Don't forget the Motor City
This was supposed to be the new world
Don't forget the Motor City
This was supposed to be the new world

All we need is money, just give us as much as you can spend
Twenty or thirty pounds of potatoes and twenty or thirty beers
A turkey on Thanksgiving like alms for the poor
All we need are the necessities and more

It was better before, before they voted for what's his name
This was supposed to be the new world
It was better before they voted for what's his name
This was supposed to be the new world