Hey hey, America   You're some kind of crazy island   You're a place where dreams can grow   And there's history in your mansions      Good fortune in your plants   You're well respected we all know   Hey hey, America   Let's check your children, see what they might know      Hey hey, America   With your salesmanship and your salaries   And your strip malls growin'   And your handguns and your heresies      Don't hold no responsibility   In this land of easy millions   Hey hey, America   It's so thrillin' to see you grow      You're some kind of crazy island   Yeah, you're some kind of crazy island      Well I prefer a sunny day   I just thought maybe I'd live a little bit longer that way   I don't think we should look the same   Or talk the same, yeah I think it's a shame and      Hey hey, America   Across the new horizon   Are you sure that's the way we should go   'Cause I don't know, maybe it's too late for all that and      Hey hey, America   You're wrapped up in your red, white and blue   Hey hey, America   Wrapped up in yourself and your red, white and blue   Hey hey, America   You're some kind of crazy island   Some kind of crazy island      Hey hey, America   You're some kind of crazy island   You're a place where dreams can grow   And there's history in your mansions   Hey hey, America   You're some kind of crazy island   Some kind of crazy island