♪ The Statue of Liberty
outside of Birmingham ♪
♪ Stands by the highway,
raises its lily white hand ♪
♪ And boatloads of people
rush to America's Birmingham ♪
♪ And you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't ♪
♪ So you get yourself a job just to take something home ♪
♪ Now there's food on the table,
but nothing left over in Birmingham ♪
♪ Birmingham is
just a place,
Birmingham is just a place to be ♪
♪ And you're
working for nothing,
making a
living ♪
♪ Meanwhile the kingpins are making a killing ♪
♪ And boatloads of people are ready and willing in Birmingham ♪
♪ We live on the edge of a brand new world order ♪
♪ Breaking down borders,
the only surprise is the dream's still alive down in Birmingham ♪
♪ Breaking down borders,
the only surprise is the dream's still alive down in Birmingham ♪
♪ Now there's food on the table,
but nothing left over in Birmingham ♪
♪ Bless all who pass, the rush hour
masses of Birmingham ♪