I'm looking outside of my window, the view that I see Is a child and mama, and the child is begging for money Tell me why, tell me why, the woman is blind It's just so broke, the kid's dealing crime It's such a beautiful city, but the world is burning it down It's such a beautiful city, but the world is burning it down I go to my room to turn on the TV, I sit myself down And I start laughing hard, cause this man, he's asking for money He says, if you send me lots of cash, I'll send you stuff to make you rich fast It's such a wonderful country, but the man, he's burning it down It's such a wonderful country, but the man, he's burning it down And it's burning down, and it's called the U.S. of A One day I'm gonna have lots of money And I'm gonna have to give it up for this rich society Oh, oh please Mr. President, won't you lend me your future? God, you'll just get it back From the little blind woman with the kid on the corner And the people all over doing crack Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It's such a wonderful country, but the man, he's burning it down Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And it's burning down, and it's called the U.S. of A Mmm, mmm I'm walking outside on a sunny day With no one around And I wonder what's wrong Then I hear the zombies and sirens Oh my God, the bomb has just dropped And everybody climbed right on top Screaming, what a wonderful country But the man, he's burning it down He's burning it down Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It's such a wonderful country But the man, he's burning it down He's burning it down Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And it's burning down, and it's called the U.S. of A Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah