I can't get a girl 'Cause I ain't got a car I can't get a car 'Cause I ain't got a job I can't get a job 'Cause I ain't got a car So I'm looking for a girl with a job and a car Don't you know where you are Lost in America I got a mom but I ain't got a dad My dad's got a wife but she ain't my mom Mom's looking for a man to be my dad But I want my mom and dad to be my real mom and dad Is that so bad Oh, I think I've been had Lost in America Well, I live at the 7-11 Well, I'm tryin' to play this guitar Well, I'm learning "Stairway to Heaven" 'cause Heaven's where you are I can't go to school 'Cause I ain't got a gun I ain't got a gun 'Cause I ain't got a job I ain't got a job 'Cause I can't go to school So I'm looking for a girl with a gun and a job Don't you know where you are Lost in America