21st Century USA

The parking lot beyond Oasis town

Down the street from the Mexican

Restaurant beyond the Auto Zone

And the place that's hawking payday loans

There's a K-Mart and a KFC

Fitting Sooner and an Applebee's

Wells Fargo and a Taco John's

A good time bar to get your bad swerve on

In a town that's named for razor blades

All American but Chinese made

Folks workin' hard for shrinkin' pay

21st century USA

Out on 90 we might see you pass

We got coal and methane gas

We got jobs where the work is hard

And stores to max out your credit cards

In a town that ain't nowhere near

Just like every town everywhere

Folks workin' hard for shrinkin' pay

They say we have to hang on just a little bit longer

And a savior will come our way

We'll know Him by the neon sign

And the opulence He maintains

If Amazon can deliver salvation

I'll order it up on my phone

With Big Brother a-watching

Why must I always feel so alone

Men working hard for not enough at best

Women working just as hard for less

They get together late at night at bars

And bang each other like crashing cars

Working hard but it don't seem enough

Calloused hearts make even love seem tough

Prescription pills to make the pain hurt less

Until your calloused heart just needs a rest

Look at your children and you hope and pray

They can conjure up a better day

No one remembers how it got that way

21st century USA

21st century USA