well i called up the president and asked him where the money went he told me that it all got spent long before i ever learned to drive hows that kid you satisfied oh now do us all a favor and go buzz along your modern life well i turned on the evening news another white man sings the blues telling me im gonna lose unless we all wake up and choose a side cmon son wheres your pride well sir its hard to catch my breath when i been drowning in my modern life no you cant fool me your time square looks like a graveyard i got a billboard for my headstone and a car horn for my eulogy i dont know but its been said theres bound to be good times ahead you might get rich you might get dead either way im waiting for a sign oh my lord you know im trying but it dont feel like easy winning when im spinning in my modern life well you cant fool me your time square looks like a graveyard i got a billboard for my headstone and a car horn for my eulogy well i called up the president and asked him where the money went he told me that it all was spent long before i ever learned to drive hows that kid you satisfied oh now do us all a favor and go buzz along your modern life wont you do us all a favor and go buzz on your modern life 