X - The New World lyrics

Honest to goodness
The bars weren't open this morning
They must have been voting for
A new president of 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
Windshield Wiper buffalo, New York
Gary, Indiana don't forget the Motor City
Baltimore and DC 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 what you can spare
Twenty or thirty pounds of potatoes
Or 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
Before they voted for What's-His Name
This was supposed to be the new world

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