(piano noodling, sounding like Sad Girl) (drum machine noodling, w/ Mike, Murray & Jian discussing studio issues) (Mike speaking) A lot of... (Murray speaking) It's better than the actual... (Mike speaking) Second key...oh, that sounds like stereo to me... (Jian speaking) You're just gonna have to watch every?transfer?... (Murray speaking) I know...but I don't want... (Jian speaking) Well, you... (guitar strumming, song begins) (Dave on lead) My poor generation, we're on for the ride, an ocean of choices, pulled out on the tide. (Dave & Jian) We're handed a beach ball, (All) and told to pick a side. (Dave) Drowned in information. (All) My poor generation. (Dave & Jian) My poor generation don't know what it means, (All) the shock of the mountain compared to magazines.
(Dave, w/ Jian & Mike) Is it timeless and holy, or just a hill of beans? (Dave & Mike) Lost in Union Station. (All) My poor generation. (Dave, w/ others singing "ahhhh") Maybe we're just looking in a fun house mirror and lovin' our reflection. Maybe corporate raiders got too greedy in the 80's (Dave, w/ others singing "ooooh") and bought up all the direction. (All) Wooo..ooo...ooo...ooo...ooo. (guitar solo) (Dave) My poor generation airborn with nothin' to land on. Baffled by bullsh**, grounded with nothin' to stand on. (Dave & Mike) Poor little fat cats, (Dave) nothin' anyone planned on. Unique in all creation. (All) My poor generation. (Dave) Woah... (All) My poor generation. (Dave) Woah...... (All) My poor generation.