There was a time
We’re certain we had it all;
It was a world of gorgeous weather and sun.
Now the state is dying.
Its nearly countless problems are rife—
This Empire’s gonna fall.

We can’t go on. . .
Infrastructure decay,
Our legislators are, at best, deranged.
This dilemma started. . .
Passage of Prop 13.
Pretty soon we’ll be worse off then Benin.

We’re the Third World,
We stiff our children,
We had it once; it was a brighter day—
Now it’s a sh!thole.
The bad choices we made,
Now f**king up our lives.
It’s true, we’re facing darker days,
Yeah, screwed are we.

Many depart,
Saying, “But here, anywhere!
We will even try Kentucky!!”
That’s how bad things are, how profound the dread
In this increasingly helpless land.

We’re the Third World.
The smallest children
Could do a better job running the state
Than Sac’to sh!theads.
The bad choices we made
Have given us this blight.
It’s true, we’re facing darker days. . .
Worse than D.C.?

Nearly down and out,
Not much farther to fall.
Is it time now to leave?
The problem is that all
The country is one great big booby prize
Owned by China; number 1
Status for US, on the run.

We’re the Third World,
We stiff our children,
We had it once; it was a brighter day—
The dream is slippin’.
The bad choices we made,
Now f**king up our lives
It’s true, we’re facing darker days:
No [Manifest] Destiny.