a spectre of pleasure wafts through
the raging torrents of possibility
a ghost of a city
rots in the night

home-grown all american quality joy
plastic polyester cardboard styrofoam
assembled in the united states
some parts made in taiwan

happiness is found in a plastic sack
love on a rack or in a bottle
children pass by
and drink the sparkly stench

home-grown all american quality joy
plastic polyester cardboard styrofoam
go on man, get a job, else how can
you buy this shiny car?

factories belch stench and filth
paint it ochre, it all gets better
a ghost of the earth
festers without stop

home-grown all american quality joy
plastic polyester cardboard styrofoam
go on girl, get a job, else how can
you buy this fancy skirt?

mind your manners
cuss like a sailor
me, me über alles
love your neighbor
sex is fun
abortion is murder
eat bulgar not meat
eat meat not bulgar
separation of church and state
in a country under god
slow down speed up
go left go right
distraction breeds complacency
inaction is complicity

home-grown all american quality joy
plastic polyester cardboard styrofoam
take off your face, throw up your arms, just
smile and go to the mall

home-grown all american quality joy
plastic polyester cardboard styrofoam
assembled in the united states
some parts made in taiwan