***** ***** Intro - (verse 1) I grew up under normal conditions, Mom was the radio, Dad was the television, They both were doin the best that they could, Workin 50 hour a weeks and knockin on wood, (Break - A-D - ) (verse 2) I did my time in the public school system, I got good grades, and never got a shred of wisdom, Can't blame my teachers, for anything they did, You can't teach one on one with 33 kids, (chorus) And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright, I work every day to get to Saturday Night, And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok, Livin and Dyin the American way, (verse 3) well I found the one, we put some rooms down, Got a second mortgage on the outskirts of town, Now we BBQ every Fourth of July, Send our prayers and our fireworks up into the sky, (chorus) And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright, I work every day to get to Saturday Night, And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok, Livin and Lovin the American way, (lead - ) (bridge) These days we're thinkin about kids of our own, Gonna turn this house into a home, In no time at all they'll be singin along, (chorus) oohh - oohh I'm doin alright, I work every day to get to Saturday Night, And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok, Livin and Lovin the American way, (chorus) And it's oohh - oohh I'm doin alright, I work every day to get to Saturday Night, And it's oohh - oohh I' guess I'm doin ok, Livin and Dyin the American way, Livin and Lovin the American way, Outro - CD: Waitin on the Wonderful (2005) chords by: [email protected]