American Ego

(lyrics by me; music and performance by my much more talented wife)

Tonya was a corporate raider

Bilked your uncles and aunts Poster girl for a brave new world If you were willing to dance American ego Pump it up and watch it float American ego Bobby got a gun for graduation And twenty-two rounds You know he was just misunderstood At least that's how they made it sound

American ego Light the fuse and let it explode You wanna be a hero Gotta learn to take a joke Sure as hell can't take a joke Anne insisted on the suburbs A moral fulcrum, she said The news demurred, then concurred  When the headlines went dead Soar like an eagle Spring the trap and go for the throat We're important people Goddamn it, leave us alone Leave us alone