Livin In America lyrics

Oh, it`s 6 o`clock and it`s time to rock
And me head is beatin` like a drum
In the cold grey light, ah I feel like shite
And I can`t remember last night`s fun
Then the foreman says `C`mon now boys,
Stick your fingers down your throat and get to work`
And I wish to Christ I`d stayed home last night
Instead of drinkin` in America

Oh, I knock down walls with big iron balls
And I mix cement by the ton
With me tongue hangin` out for a bottle of stout
Sweatin` bullets in the Brooklyn sun
Then I think of her up on Kingsbridge Road
Did she mean what she said last night
Oh Mammy dear, we`re all mad over here...
Livin` in America

On me way downtown, I think of that clown
And the things that he said last night
Did he mean `em at all or was it just drink talk
Oh, I must look a terrible sight
Put me makeup on as I watch the sun rise high over Fordham Road
Oh Mammy dear, we`re all mad over here
Livin` in America

Ah, the kids aren`t dressed and the house is a mess
And the yuppies are networkin` again
Kiss their darlin`s goodbye - `oh, we`ll be late tonight
But we should be home by eleven`
Oh, me little dears dry up your tears
Your parents are too busy makin` money
Oh Mammy dear, we`re all mad over here
Livin` in America

Workin` with the black man, Dominican and Greek
In the snows of January or the drenchin` August heat
No sick days or benefits and for Christ sakes don`t get hurt
The quacks over here won`t patch you up unless they see the bucks upfront

Lookin` after babies fron crack of dawn `til dusk
Changin` dirty nappies and cleanin` up the house
Is this what I`ve been educated for
To wipe the arse of every baby in America

Now the day is done, take the subway home
Squashed up like some sardine in a a can
In the Blarney Stone, drink a gallon of foam
`Til I`m feelin` half meself again
If she comes tonight, I`ll ask her outright
Ah what the hell, nothin` ventured nothin` gained....
And if she takes a chance, she might find romance
Now she`s livin` in America

See him standing there with the ring in his ear
And the grin on the side of his face
With the fag in his mouth, oh I should watch out
For they say that he`s a real hard case
Should I take me chance or say `no thanks`
Ah what the hell, nothin` ventured nothin` gained
Oh Mammy dear, we`re all mad over here
Livin` in America
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