By dean friedman

I wanna have a big backyard
I wanna have a mailbox and swings
I wanna have a welcome mat and a porcelain cat,
And a doorbell that rings
I wanna have a burglar alarm
To keep my family from harm,

I wanna be marginal middle class,
I wanna be respectable middle class,
I wanna hire a kid to cut the grass,
I wanna be marginal middle class

I wanna join the local lodge
I wanna have a two car garage
I wanna do a high school play with the pta
I wanna have a new dodge
I wanna have a steady jo
I wanna eat corn on the co

I wanna be marginal middle class,
I wanna be respectable middle class,
I wanna hedge my bets, I wanna cover my ass,
I wanna be marginal middle class

I don?t wanna have a lot of dough,
I just wanna be your average joe
I wanna have just enough to see an occasional broadway show

I wanna have a swimming pool
I wanna have a couple of kids
I wanna have a motorbike and a dog named mike
And two guinea pigs
I wanna have a library card
I don?t wanna have to work too hard

I wanna be "honey, can we eat out tonight ? " middle class,
I wanna be "daddy, roger punched me on the nose" middle class,
I wanna live right near the overpass,
I wanna be marginal middle class
I wanna be marginal middle class