I was living in Angola, reading in the paper   'Bout the new depression sot the States upset   Still, I just can't see how only one TV   And two slightly used cars causes such regrets      In this country such as ours, if we had these things   We would either be European or descend from kings      Oh sometimes, you know, I hunger for more than food   For more than the shelter from the cold monsoons   I'd like swimmin' pools and refrigerated air   And an extra room to spare no more ten to a room   And a thinking color set with a close-up zoom      But in this country such as ours, if we had these things   We'd be a U.N. delegation or a visiting queen   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      And you remember well, the day when old Wall Street fell   And do you fear it again   Still there is one major difference in just how we see some things   What you call poor we call prosperity   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      Oh sometimes, you know, I hunger for more than food   For more than the shelter from the cold monsoons   I'd like swimmin' pools and refrigerated air   And an extra room to spare no more ten to a room   And a thinking color set with a close-up zoom      But in this country such as ours, if we had these things   We'd be a U.N. delegation or a visiting queen   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      Oh, living in Angola, I'm just living in Angola   I said living in Angola, living in Angola   I said living in Angola, yeah living in Angola   I said Angola, Angola, Angola, gola   Living in Angola, gola, gola, gola, gola, gola