[Instrumental Intro] [?] (It's gettin' bad out there) [Intro] You can see it in the way they walk now In the way they talk now They say they all just need a drink (It's gettin' bad out there) It's in the air and everywhere now "I can hear 'em say now" They say they're on the brink (whoa) [Verse 1] A Taj Mahal or suburban shopping mall? [ominous voice] How 'bout a Hardee's? [normal voice] A 7-Eleven parking lot (It's gettin' bad out there) Or the House of the Bob Marley's? "From Marvin Gardens to Melrose Place" I should say goodbye to your face (whoa) [Pre-Chorus] [spoken] Whoa It's getting bad out there [whispered] [sung] Oh (whoa) Oh It's getting [sung] [spoken] Whoa [Chorus] You know it's getting bad out there [spoken] Yeah Absolutely it's getting bad (whoa) [sung] [spoken] Come on Recognize it's getting bad out there [sung] [spoken] Right? [Post-Chorus] It's getting to the brink [sung] [spoken] Drink, drink Yes it's getting bad (whoa) [sung] [spoken] Yeah It's beginning to look a lot like It's gettin' bad out there [Verse 2] I still feel so American A, if I don't love it Then I'll marry it (It's gettin' bad out there) And it wants me "But it loves corruption" It'll lose it if I get that consumption (whoa) [Verse 3] Don't talk to it like I'm a man They talk to me like I'm a woman And when I dye (It's gettin' bad out there) Just say it was a master peace "And throw those big balls off the verandah" It's gettin' bad out there (whoa) [Bridge] [spoken] Whoa (It's getting bad out there) [whispered] [sung] Oh (whoa) Oh It's getting [sung] [spoken] Whoa (You know it's getting bad out there) [spoken] Yeah Absolutely it's getting bad (whoa) [sung] [spoken] Come on (Recognize it's getting bad out there) [sung] [spoken] Right? It's getting to the brink [sung] [spoken] (Drink, drink) Yes it's getting bad (whoa) [sung] [spoken] Yeah (It's beginning to look a lot like) It's gettin' bad out there [Instrumental Bridge] [?] (It's gettin' bad out there) [Verse 4] I'm always sad out there I still got some of your flair I've been sleepin' in the guest chair (It's gettin' bad out there) It's gettin' bad out there "I'm always sad" Out there (whoa) [Outro] They say they're on the brink I can hear 'em say now It's in the air and everywhere now (It's gettin' bad out there) They say they all just need a drink "In the way they talk now" You can see it in the way they walk now (whoa) [Instrumental Ending] [?] (It's gettin' bad out there) (whoa)