I'm in search of greener pastures don't like my garden's what I said
  I'm working harder than last year but I'm still deep in the red
  I'm rowing as hard as I can, and they're selling me up the stream
  I'm always one more step away from the American dream
  
  I got a chip on my shoulder bout the size of a mental block
  I got someone on the telephone trying to sell me a future in stock
  Maybe I work too hard to be happy, and I should practice letting go
  But it's hard not to rock the boat when you're sailing against the undertow
  
  I want to slide into the black and wear the black mask
  I might not get what I lack but it doesn't hurt to ask
  If I want to sail I need my life to be breezier
  I said please God or someone make it easier
  
  I went to Sunday School last Sunday swallowed the bait and I got the hook
  When I needed something someday I would read the good book
  Tell me what does it take to get ahead sometimes I know I'd sell my soul
  When it looks like everybody else is flying and I'm crawling in the hole
  
  Maybe if I opened my own business, maybe if I buy a lottery ticket
  Someone tell me what is the secret to getting out of the thicket
  I need more than just a sample I need a whole lot of glory
  So my life can become an example of the American success story
  
  I want to slide into the black and wear the black mask
  I might not get what I lack but it doesn't hurt to ask
  If I want to sail I need my life to be breezier
  I said please God or someone make it easier
  
  I want to slide into the black and wear the black mask
  I might not get what I lack but it doesn't hurt to ask
  If I want to sail I need my life to be breezier
  I said please God or someone make it easier
  Make it easier
  Make it easier