Well weand've come a long long way,
look at everything we know
weand're getting smarter everyday,
ah but whereand's it gonna go
for all the words that go by,
iand've got a feeling inside
that after itand's all said and done
though weand've come a long long way
this old worldand's not much better than it was
Oh itand's just like the twenties, machine guns were plenty
everyday youand'd get shot up all the whiskyand'd get bought up
weand'd be dancing the night through, just waiting until
the jokeand's on you, ah then what do you do
Model tand's and chevies just loaded with heavies
shining faces like morning roses, aglow with their noses
pressed on your window, just waiting to shine
your concrete shoes, to the piano roll blues
Weand're flying space ships round the stars
getting faster by the hour
pretty soon weand'll be on mars
build another ivory tower
thru all the praise that you borrow
thereand's still hunger and sorrow and after itand's all said and done
though weand've come a long long way
this old worldand's not much better than it was
Oh itand's just like the twenties, machine guns were plenty
everyday youand'd get shot up all the whiskyand'd get bought up
weand'd be dancing the night through, just waiting until
the jokeand's on you, ah then what do you do
Oh
model tand's and chevies just loaded with heavies
shining faces like morning roses, aglow with their noses
pressed on your window, just waiting to shine
your concrete shoes, to the piano roll blues
