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Welcome 2 America

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Welcome 2 America

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WelcomeWelcome to AmericaWhere you can fail at your job, get fired, rehiredAnd get a seven hundred billion dollar tipCome on in, sit right downAnd fill up your pockets, yeahMass media, information overloadWelcome to America(The following message is brought to you by Viacom)Distracted by the features of the iphone(Got an application for each of situation)In other words, taken by a pretty faceSomebody's watching you (I see you, I see you)Welcome to AmericaHook up later [?] ipadAnd we can meet at my place (welcome to America)Welcome (welcome to America)Welcome to AmericaWhere everything and nothing that Google says is hip(The sales tax for the following itemswill be raised immediately... cigarettes...)We will not raise your taxesRead our lipsWelcome to America (America)Welcome to the big show (to America)Everybody's looking for somethingWhen there ain't no place to go (welcome to America)Except inside America (America)That's the only place I know (to America)Transformation happens deep within: yes or no?YesWelcome to AmericaOne of our greatest exports was a thing called jazzYou think today's music will last?(Dismantle all monopoliesDismantle all monopolies)Welcome to AmericaWelcomeHope and change, everything takes foreverAnd truth is a new minority (truth)Oh, welcome to AmericaWelcome to AmericaToday we'd like to discuss America's planto fix the educational systemThe pledge of allegiance will now read as followsI pledge allegianceto the earth of the United States of the UniverseWelcome to AmericaThere is no arguing with the book(when am I gonna learn something new?)There is no arguing with the book(who's gonna teach it to me, you?)There is no arguing with the book(what's that [?] )There is no (could it be?) arguing(our free will?)You say yes, I say no, yet love flowsAmerica can provide many opportunitiesfor the young femalewho wishes to work (for the state)For her own advancement upfrom the underclass to become oneWelcome to AmericaGo to school to become a celebrity(F. A. M. O. U. S.) but don't be lateAnd everybody and they mama got a sex tapeWelcome to AmericaWe snatch bass players, not pursesKeep playing, it gets worseLand of the free, home of the braveOops, I meanLand of the free, home of the slaveGet down on your kneesWelcome to AmericaWelcome to the big showEverybody's looking for somethingWhen there ain't no place to goExcept inside AmericaThat's the only place I knowTransformation happens deep within: yes or no?

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