| Daddy smokin' them cheap cigars | 
| Ridin' 'round in high mileage cars | 
| We were backyard super stars | 
| 'Til Momma said come on in, supper’s on the table | 
| A two bath and three bedrooms | 
| Yard sale sign with a blue balloon | 
| Cap’n Crunch on a plastic spoon | 
| Has anybody seen them jumper cables | 
| White paint peelin' off the shutters | 
| A little bread to go with your butter | 
| Just one trip every summer | 
| To Grandma’s house or Mickey Mouse if you’re lucky | 
| Right out of a Rockwell picture | 
| Pickin' on my baby sister | 
| Callin' her names, Daddy callin' Mama honey | 
| In the tree, in the yard, growin' middle class money | 
| Educated at the public school | 
| And down at that community pool | 
| Cuttin' grass for a buck or two | 
| 'Til you had enough to buy yourself your newest favorite record | 
| White paint peelin' off the shutters | 
| A little bread to go with your butter | 
| Just one trip every summer | 
| To Grandma’s house or Mickey Mouse if you’re lucky | 
| Right out of a Rockwell picture | 
| Pickin' on my baby sister | 
| Callin' her names, Daddy callin' Mama honey | 
| In the tree, in the yard, growin' middle class money | 
| Birthday parties at the skatin' rink | 
| Slice of pizza and a fountain drink | 
| Guess a million bucks woulda sure been nice | 
| But I’da missed out on a middle class life | 
| White paint peelin' off the shutters | 
| A little bread to go with your butter | 
| And just one trip every summer | 
| To Grandma’s house or Mickey Mouse if you’re lucky | 
| Right out of a Rockwell picture | 
| Pickin' on my baby sister | 
| Callin' her names, Daddy callin' Mama honey | 
| In the tree, in the yard, growin middle class money | 
| Oh, we were so happy | 
| It ain’t even funny | 
| Livin' on that middle class money |