Mama's in the kitchen
Papa's on the porch
Junior's downstairs in the basement
Passin' on freedom's torch

They're busy fighting
Fillin' all the jails
But sure as the sun do shine in the mornin'--
There's drugs on sale

They're getting wasted
Wasted
They're getting wasted
Wasted in America

Something's gone wrong with the TV generation
I am the product of that situation
So you say you're feelin'
Pinhead frustration
c'mon join the nation

They're getting wasted
Wasted
They're getting wasted
Wasted in America

Don't ask me why things are the way they are
They just are
I don't know why
People are so curious

They want to chase it
They want to taste it
They want to get wasted

They're getting wasted
Wasted
They're getting wasted
Wasted in America

They're getting wasted in New Jersey
Wasted in Illinois
Wasted in California
And the Texans say "You 'all"

Wasted in America
They're getting wasted in America
They're getting wasted in America