I was living in Angola, Reading in the paper 'Bout the new depression Got the States upset
Still, I just can't see How only one TV And two slightly used cars Causes such regrets
In this country such as ours, If we had these things, We would either be European Or descend from kings
Oh! Sometimes, you know, I hunger for more than food, For more than the shelter From the cold monsoons I'd like swimmin' pools And refrigerated air And an extra room to spare (No more ten to a room), And a thinking color set With a close-up zoom
But in this country such as ours, If we had these things, We'd be a U.N. delegation Or a visiting queen
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And you remember well The day when old Wall Street fell And do you fear it again? Still there is one major difference In just how we see some things What you call poor we call prosperity
Ooh! Sometimes, you know, I hunger for more than food, For more than the shelter From the cold monsoons I'd like swimmin' pools And refrigerated air And an extra room to spare (No more ten to a room), And a thinking color set With a close-up zoom
But in this country such as ours, If we had these things, We'd be a U.N. delegation Or a visiting queen
