Lyrics

But Actually That?s Not True

When you said you loved me
I thought about NAFTA
How the Government said it keeps secrets from us
Because it?s afraid we won?t understand

But don?t think that I?m complaining
This is still a good country
We have a high standard of living
And everyone has color tvs

But actually that?s not true
We don?t even have an old black and white
And there?s not enough money to get us through the day
But it?s still love that gets us through the night

When you held my hand
I thought about the water
How 120 million Americans
Don?t have safe water to drink

But don?t think that I?m complaining
This is still a good country
We have the US department of Interior
To protect our land and sea

But actually that?s not true
This town is looks like a pollution site
Sometimes I wonder if we?ll make it through the day
But it?s still love that gets us through the night

Someday we?ll live together
And after a while, maybe we?ll marry
If we?re lucky we?ll have a kid
She?ll look like a cross between you and me

When you kissed me
I thought about the children
How nine out of every ten homicides
Happen in the US of A

But don?t think that I?m complaining
This is still a good country
Everyone here gets a good education
And it?s all equal and free

But actually that?s not true
Knowledge is for those who can pay for the right
And there?s not enough money to get us through the day
But it?s still love that gets us through the night