Everything just so

The American Dream:
Husband, wife
three kids and a dog
piled into a station wagon
headed for the coast

 

Always Southern California
A house and yard
A garage
and a friendly neighbour
just like you

 

Nice home
Good job
TV in every room
Everything just so

 

Except the house and car
They’re never big enough
Everything’s on credit
and the job’s on borrowed time

 

And it isn’t California
East Coast?
Prairies, maybe?

 

Doncaster

 

Your neighbour’s wife
does more for your libido
than your own
Which is an irony
as Tony shags your wife
behind your back

 

The dog and kids are real enough
Shame the factories are closing
and the business park stands empty
since the household name was sold
Who'd have thought?

 

But at least you have TV
And the dream

 

Everything just so