Born in the southern land Where a man is a man Don't remember too much Warm momma Cold touch Post-war baby boom Fifty kids in one room All white Future bright But living in a womb Got a TV receiver Jerry Mathers is the Beaver No blacks No queers No s** Mouseketeers Daddy kept moving round I can't settle down Always The lost new kid in town Manlicher lock and loaded JFK's head exploded Dark figure At the fence End of my innocence Hormones hit me Chew up Spit me Get stoned Get plastered Always was a moody ba*tard Guitar fool Kicked out of high school Joined a band Vietnam Momma said "k** the man" Daddy gets real sick Too intense I can't kick it Buy myself a ticket to the U.S.A. Oh my god It's my life What am I doing kicking up the foundations That's right My life Better start looking at my destination Hollywood s** rat Been there done that Jaded afraid I'd Never get it a turn at bat Last in a long line Finally hit the big time Goldmine Feeding time Money, fame
I get mine Use it Abuse it Daddy's dies I lose it Get a wife Get a son Beget another one My head said Motorcycle Body shred Big life crisis rears its ugly head Oh my god It's my life What am I doing kicking up the foundations That's right My life Better start looking at my destination Well, Prozac Lithium Could never get enough of 'em Last wills Shrinks bills Sleeping pills Sex k**s Edge of sanity My infidelity Looking in the mirror and thinking how it use to be Don't like the skin I'm in Caught in a tailspin Honest to God vision Spiritual transmission Climb aboard the life raft Looking back I have to laugh Take a breath Don't know if I'm ready for the second half Oh my god It's my life What am I doing kicking up the foundations That's right My life Better start looking at my destination My life My depression My sin My confession My curse My obsession My school My lesson That's right My life My depression That's right My life My depression