Now back in school
I studied hard to learn our history
Of the pioneers who headed west
to reach the shining sea
Oh our forefathers fought the fight
to make our homeland free
Somehow they tamed the wilderness
and they did it all for me
This world is made for everyone,
especially for me.
God made its riches manifest,
showed us our destiny.
We thank the Lord who gave us
our robust economy.
This world was made for everyone,
especially for me.
New Englanders, they fished for cod
And their business sense was sound
They traded it for rum and sleighs
Before they turned around
These Puritans and hunted whales
They threw away the meat
They boiled the blubber,
made the oil
That lit our city streets
This world is made for everyone,
especially for me
God made its riches manifest,
showed us our destiny
We thank the Lord who gave us
our robust economy
This world was made for everyone,
especially for me
Now there's gold and
silver in the veins
of this land we got from God
And when our oil starts running low,
there's plenty more abroad
And everyone around the world
wants to live the way we do
Of course, we know what's good for us
is good for those folks, too
Now the sun shines down upon us
Reflecting off the smog
Today I'll wear a safety mask
While walking with my dog
And if you're talking politics
There's lots we can discuss
But this world was made for everyone
Especially for us
This world is made for everyone
Especially for me
God made its riches manifest,
showed us our destiny.
We thank the Lord who gave us
our robust economy.
And this world was made for everyone,
especially for me.