Another beautiful morning under stars and bars   And F series pickups and rusted out cars   And they're eating breakfast at the strip bar   Just to have a peek...   And the beer soaked angels spread their wings   And dream of twenties and diamonds and things   And somehow that might ease the sting   Of the company they keep   Yeah...   And the vets still talk about the Tet offensive   And the freshmen boys all look so pensive   Because living large is so expensive   Hope daddy fueled the jet...   And we'll all fly out to the Hard Rock casino   And we'll put on our neatly pressed and fine chinos   And we'll laugh at the guy in the El Camino   Is that the only car he could get?   It's a beautiful life   It's just as advertised   It's all for one low price   Just read the fine print, and you'll be content   With your beautiful life   And record smoothies say "What a sound"   You're the greatest thing we've found   But you're gonna have to lose a few pounds   We're gonna put you on TV   And don't think our place is so swank   Don't worry about that guy, he's high on crank   That's exactly why his last record tanked   And let that be a lesson to me      Chorus   And all our churches glow   Communion wafers trash TV shows   Say "Hey, at least you don't have this strife"   'Cause you'll be warm and safe   In your beautiful life   Yeah...      And it's hard to tell what's true compassion   When it's dresse$ up in hair and nails and fashion   And the tabloids all rush to cash in on what we should believe   And I hope I never see the day   When there's nothing left on the planet left to save   And oxygen is the designer crusade   As we all fight to breathe...      Chorus