i got a short attention span, cause i am an american   must be something in the air, fast food, t.v., i don't care      home of the big cars, home of the soft minds   just the thing, that i despise   the kids can't read, and the kids can't spell   i'm telling you mom, this place is going to hell      america is the, drive-thru nation   everybody's got their own, television station      i come from the, velvetta generation   keep it simple, cause i can't deal with complication      wow - growin' up american   yea - we're growin' up american   wow - growin' up american   yea - that's grown' up american