Go to church on Sunday morning
Come home and beat my wife
My name is Joe, and you know me
I've lived here all of my life
(What a life)

I've got this pain I cannot speak of
I'm not so bad as people say
Got two kids who look like angels
But sometimes
Sometimes I wish they'd fly away

Life is good, Y'know we're lucky
Living in the USA
We got everything we ever dreamed of
Darlin' I don't know why
No, I don't know why I act this way

My next door neighbor's got a problem
Works hard, it don't seem fair
His wife's a teacher at the grade school,
And we been having this affair

I've been a sun up and a soldier
I've thrown a football in the rain
The blood of murderers and millionares is poundin'
Poundin', poundin' through my veins

Life is good, Y'know we're lucky,
Living in the U S of A
We got everything we ever dreamed of
Baby I don't know why,
I don't know why I act this way

Kennedy was in the White House,
We were children in the sun,
Smoking candy cigarettes,
Cowboys and indians, and toy guns

Some nights I go down to the basement
With thoughts I do not understand
A purple heart and a loaded pistol
And I just hold them, hold them in my hands

Life is good, Y'know we're lucky,
'Cause baby this is the USA
We got everything we ever dreamed of
Darlin' I don't know why,
No I don't know why I act this way!

I don't know why I act this why

No I don't know why I act this way!