Sloppy Seconds

Yuppies

Sloppy Seconds


They're thirty-nine years old 
They're worth their weight in gold 
They work in busy offices I hope to God will fold 

They hated Vietnam 
They love the neutron bomb 
And they're your next door neighbors and your father and your mom 

They're the yuppies 
Yup yup yup 
They were hippies 
But they grew up 
They love money 
Do re mi 
They're the Class of '63 

You know what else? 
They swing to the right 
They live in Jackson Heights 
They watch "St. Elsewhere," "Hill Street Blues," and "Dynasty" at night 
But when the workday's done 
They want to have some fun 
So they go out to discos and pretend they're twenty-one 
But they're not! 

They're the yuppies 
Yup yup yup 
They were hippies 
But they grew up 
They love money 
Do re mi 
They're the Class of '63 

Yup yup yup 
Yup yup yup 
Yup yup yup 
Yup yup yup 

I tell you 
They're an ugly lot 
Who think they're pretty hot 
They know exactly where they were when Kennedy was shot 
But when they hit the skids 
They really flip their lids 
They sink a few martinis and go home and beat the kids 

They're the yuppies 
Yup yup yup 
They were hippies 
But they grew up 
They love money 
Do re mi 
They're the Class of '63 

Fuck them!