Don McLean - Prime Time lyrics

Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
This is livin' the American way

I was ridin' on the subway in the afternoon
I saw some kids 'a beatin' out a funky tune
The lady right in front of
Me was old and brown
The kids began to push her
They knocked her down
I tried to help her out but
There was just no way
A life ain't worth a damn on the street today
I passed the ambulance and the camera crews
I saw the instant replay on the evening news

Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
This is livin' the American way



Well will you take the car
Or will you take the trip?
Remove annoying hair from your upper lip
What's it really worth? Does she really care?
What's the best shampoo that I
Can use on my hair?
Hey what's the real future of democracy?
How're we gonna streamline the bureaucracy?
Hey, hey the cost of life has gone sky-high
Does the deodorant I'm using
Really keep me dry?

Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
This is livin' the American way

Well spin the magic wheel and
Try to break the bank
Think about your life when you
Fill in the blank
Here's a game that's real if you wanna try
One spot on the wheel that says you must die
American roulette is the game we play
But no-one wants to have to be the one to pay
You get to pass "GO", you get to pass away
But before we start our show
Here's our sponsor to say:

"Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
This is livin' the American way"

Well down in Mexico
The laundry's on the line
There's where you can go if
You land on the nine
Canada is nice if you're fond of ice
If you land on the two then
We'll send you there twice
We interrupt this game for a news release:
A man has gone insane and
Been killed by police!
Now back to the game, that's a dangerous play
'Cause if they see you in
C-U-B-A you must pass away

Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
This is livin' the American way

My supper's on the stove
The war is on the screen
Pass the bread and butter while
I watch the Marine the shot him in the chest
-Pass the chicken breast!
The general is saying that
He's still unimpressed
"We had to burn the city
'cause they wouldn't agree
That things go better with democracy!"
The weather will be fair
Forget the ozone layer
But strontium showers will be here and there

Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
This is livin' the American way

Well livin' in the country
Watchin' shadows fall
My reception ain't too good in a power stall
Bombers in the air, missiles in the sea
Chemicals in everything, including me
They don't keep their promise
In the promised land
It's getting mighty hard to
Find an honest man but coming very soon
A show you'll die to see
It's called "The End Of The World"
On channel "C"

Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime time
This is livin' in the U s a
Well this is life, this is Prime Time
This is livin' the American way