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 is she so broke the kid's dealing crime it's such a beautiful city, but the word 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 say "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 yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea it's such a wonderful country but the man he's burning it down yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea and it's burning down and it's called the US of A One day I'm going to have lots of money but I'll have to give it up for this rich society oh please Mr. President will you lend me a future 'cause you'll just get it back from the little blind woman with the kid on the corner and the people full over, doin' crack yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea it's such a wonderful country but the man he's burning it down yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea and it's burning down and it's called the US of A I'm walking outside on a sunny day with no one around and I wonder what's wrong then I hear this loud piercing siren 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 yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea it's such a wonderful country but the man he's burning it down yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea and it's burning down and it's called the US of A