I was sittin` home on the West End
watchin` cable TV with a female friend
We were watchin` the news, the world`s in a mess
the poor and the hungry, a world in distress
Herpes, AIDS, the Middle East at full throttle
better check that sausage, before you put it in the waffle
And while you`re at it - check what`s in the batter
make sure that candy`s in the Original Wrapper
Hey, pitcher, better check that batter
make sure that candy`s in the Original Wrapper
Reagan says abortion`s murder
while he`s looking at Cardinal O`Connor
Look at Jerry Falwell Louis Farrakhan
both talk religion and the brotherhood of man
They both sound like they belong in Teheran
watch out, they`re goin` full throttle
Better check that sausage, before you stick it in the waffle
and while you`re at it better check, what`s in the batter
make sure that candy`s in the Original Wrapper
Hey, pitcher, better check that batter
make sure that candy`s in the Original Wrapper
White against white, Black against Jew
it seems like it`s 1942
The baby sits in front of MTV
watching violent fantasies
While Dad guzzles beer with his favorite sport
only to find his heroes are all coked up
It`s classic, original, the same old story
the politics of hate in a new surrounding
Hate if it`s good and hate if it`s bad
and if this all don`t make you mad
I`ll keep yours and I`ll keep mine
nothing sacred and nothing divine
Father, bless me, we`re at full throttle
better check that sausage, before you put it in the waffle
And while you`re at it better check that batter
make sure the candy`s in the Original Wrapper
Hey, pitcher, better check that batter
make sure that candy`s in the Original Wrapper, hey, hey
I was born in the United States
I grew up hard but I grew up straight
I saw a lack of morals and a lack of concern
a feeling that there`s nowhere to turn
Yippies, Hippies and upwardly mobile Yuppies
don`t treat me like I`m some dumb lackey
`Cause the murderer lives while the victims die
I`d much rather see it an eye for an eye
A heart for a heart, a brain for a brain
and if this all makes you feel a little insane
Kick up your heels, turn the music up loud
pick up your guitar and look out at the crowd
And say, Don`t mean to come on sanctimonious
but life`s got me nervous and little pugnacious
Lugubrious so I give a salutation
and rock on out to beat really stupid
Ohh poop ah doo and how do you do
hip hop gonna bop till I drop.
Watch out world, comin` at you full throttle
better check that sausage, before you put it in the waffle
And while you`re at it better check that batter
make sure the candy`s in the Original Wrapper
Hey, hey, pitcher, better check that batter
make sure the candy`s in the Original Wrapper
Hey, pitcher, better check that batter
make sure the candy`s in the Original Wrapper, hey, hey, hey
