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Steve Earle
Steve Earle


Background information
Birth name Stephen Fain Earle
Born January 17, 1955
Born place Hampton, Virginia United States
Origin Schertz, Texas
Genre(s) Country
Rock'n'Roll
Folk
Years active 1975—present
Label(s) MCA Nashville Records
New West Records
Associated acts Joan Baez
Justin Townes Earle
Allison Moorer
Guy Clark
Townes Van Zandt
Website Website



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Steve Earle Lyrics

"Amerika V. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)" lyrics


Look at ya
Yeah, take a look in the mirror now tell me what you see
Another satisfied customer in the front of the line
For the American dream
I remember when we were both on the boulevard
Talkin' revolution and singin' the blues
Nowadays letters to the editor and cheatin' on our taxes
Is the best that we can do.

Look around
There's doctors down on Wall Street
Sharpenin' their scalpels and tryin' to cut a deal
Meanwhile, back at the hospital, we got accountants
Playin' God and countin' out the pills
Yeah, I know, that sucks - that your HMO
Ain't doin' what you thought it would do
But everybody's gotta die sometime
And we can't save everybody
That's the best that we can do.

Four score and a hundred and fifty years ago
Our forefathers made us equal as long as we can pay
Yeah, well maybe that wasn't exactly what they was thinkin'
Version six-point-o of the American way
But hey we can just build a great wall
Around the country club
To keep the riff-raff out until the slump is through
I realize that ain't exactly democratic
But it's either them or us
And it's the best we can do.
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