I was sittin' home on the West End

watchin' cable TV with a female friend

We were watchin' the news, the world's in a mess

the poor and the hungry, a world in distress

Herpes, AIDS, the Middle East at full throttle

better check that sausage, before you put it in the waffle

And while you're at it - check what's in the batter

make sure that candy's in the Original Wrapper

Hey, pitcher, better check that batter

make sure that candy's in the Original Wrapper

Reagan says abortion's murder

while he's looking at Cardinal O'Connor

Look at Jerry Falwell Louis Farrakhan

both talk religion and the brotherhood of man

They both sound like they belong in Teheran

watch out, they're goin' full throttle

Better check that sausage, before you stick it in the waffle

and while you're at it better check, what's in the batter

make sure that candy's in the Original Wrapper

Hey, pitcher, better check that batter

make sure that candy's in the Original Wrapper

White against white, Black against Jew

it seems like it's 1942

The baby sits in front of MTV

watching violent fantasies

While Dad guzzles beer with his favorite sport

only to find his heroes are all coked up

It's classic, original, the same old story

the politics of hate in a new surrounding

Hate if it's good and hate if it's bad

and if this all don't make you mad

I'll keep yours and I'll keep mine

nothing sacred and nothing divine

Father, bless me, we're at full throttle

better check that sausage, before you put it in the waffle

And while you're at it better check that batter

make sure the candy's in the Original Wrapper

Hey, pitcher, better check that batter

make su