Edwin McCain Lyrics

Album: Messenger

Beautiful Life Lyrics

Another beautiful morning under stars and bars

 And F series pickups and rusted out cars

 And they're eating breakfast at the strip bar 

 Just to have a peek...

 And the beer soaked angels spread their wings

 And dream of twenties and diamonds and things

 And somehow that might ease the sting

 Of the company they keep

 Yeah... 

 And the vets still talk about the Tet offensive

 And the freshmen boys all look so pensive

 Because living large is so expensive

 Hope daddy fueled the jet...

 And we'll all fly out to the Hard Rock casino

 And we'll put on our neatly pressed and fine chinos 

 And we'll laugh at the guy in the El Camino

 Is that the only car he could get?

 It's a beautiful life

 It's just as advertised 

 It's all for one low price 

 Just read the fine print, and you'll be content

 With your beautiful life

 And record smoothies say, 'What a sound'

 You're the greatest thing we've found

 But you're gonna have to lose a few pounds 

 We're gonna put you on TV

 And don't think our place is so swank

 Don't worry about that guy, he's high on crank 

 That's exactly why his last record tanked

 And let that be a lesson to me

 

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 And all our churches glow

 Communion wafers trash TV shows

 Say, 'Hey, at least you don't have this strife'

 'Cause you'll be warm and safe

 In your beautiful life

 Yeah... 

 

 And it's hard to tell what's true compassion

 When it's dressed up in hair and nails and fashion 

 And the tabloids all rush to cash in on what we should believe

 And I hope I never see the day

 When there's nothing left on the planet left to save

 And oxygen is the designer crusade

 As we all fight to breathe...

 

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