The Original Wrapper

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