I'm looking outside of my window The view that I see is a child and mama And the child is begging for money Tell me why, tell me why The woman is blind
It's such a beautiful city But the world is burning it down ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya It's such a beautiful city But the world is burning it down
I sit myself down and I start laughing hard 'Cause this man he's asking for money He says if you send me lots of cash I'll send you stuff to make you rich fast
It's such a wonderful country But the man he's burning it down ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya It's such a wonderful country But the man he's burning it down ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya And it's burning down And it's called the US of A
One day I'm going to have lots of money But I'll have to give up for this rich society Oh please Mr. President will you lend me a future 'Cause you'll just get it back From the little blind woman with the kid on the corner And the people all over, doin' crack
ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya It's such a wonderful country But the man he's burning it down ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya And it's burning down And it's called the US of A
I'm walking outside on a sunny day With no one around and I wonder what's wrong The I hear this loud piercing siren Oh my God the bomb has just dropped And everybody climbed right on top
Screaming, what a wonderful country But the man he's burning it down, he's burning it down ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya It's such a wonderful country But the man he's burning it down, he's burning it down ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya And it's burning down And it's called the US of A ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya