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    • Don McLean - Prime Time

    Don McLean

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    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

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    Licensed by © EMI Music Publishing, © Universal Music Publishing Group
    Written by MC LEAN | DON

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