with gracious smiles we packed up our summer clothes the latest styles the dollars keep us from feeling owned there's a war on with our checkbooks drawn oh, america will surely break your heart don't be alarmed money's our love song oh, america will surely break your heart in time they say we're getting worse and we've kept our affects on the shelf but we'll say god bless america and no one else there's a war on with our checkbooks drawn oh, america will surely break your heart don't be alarmed money's our love song oh, america will surely break your heart in time mortgages and shiny cars vacations and credit cards big is the new small decadence can fill your holes if it's tangible it will save your soul stranger heed my song lest you get it wrong money rights our wrongs for what it's worth our life on earth is limited you've gotta take what's yours you've gotta take what you can get there's a war on with our checkbooks drawn oh, america will surely break your heart don't be alarmed money's our love song oh, america will surely break your heart oh my god, i'll surely break your heart