Lyrics of
Breakfast in America

Breakfast in America was written by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. The track, featured on Supertramps album of the same name released in 1979, satirically talks about the wish to see America. The inspiration came from Hodgson reflecting on his own life and dreams.

Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot
Take a jumbo across the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do

Could we have kippers for breakfast
Mummy dear, Mummy dear
They got to have 'em in Texas
'Cause everyone's a millionaire
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I'm a loser, what a joker
I'm playing my jokes upon you
While there's nothing better to do, hey

Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
La la la, la la la, la la la laaaaaaaa

Don't you look at my girlfriend, girlfriend
'Cause she's the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend, girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot - What's she got? Not a lot
Take a jumbo across the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping it's going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do, hey

Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
Hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um
Hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um
La la la, la la la, la la la la