Alice Cooper

Released: July 29, 1997

Songwriter: Alice Cooper Bud Saylor Dan Wexler

Producer: Alice Cooper

I can't get a girl
Cuz I ain't got a car
I can't get a car
Cuz I ain't got a job
I can't get a job
Cuz 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
Lost in America
Lost in America, lost
Lost in America
Lost in America
Lost in America, lost

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
Lost in America
Lost in America, lost
Lost in America
Lost in America
Lost in America, lost

Well, I live at the 7-11
Well, I'm tryin' to play this guitar
Well, I'm learning "Stairway to Heaven"
Cuz Heaven's where you are

I can't go to school
Cuz I ain't got a gun
I ain't got a gun
Cuz I ain't got a job
I ain't got a job
Cuz I can't go to school
So I'm looking for a girl with a gun and a job
And a house with cable!
Don't you know where you are

Lost in America
Lost in America
Lost in America, lost
Lost in America
Lost in America
Lost in America, lost
Oh, I'm lost

Alice Cooper is the stage name and ‘fun villain’ character of Vincent Furnier. Cooper became the target of parents and ministers for his dark lyrics and gory theatrical performances that earned him the title Godfather of Shock Rock. Despite once claiming the name was conjured from a ouija board that told him he’s the reincarnation of a 17th century witch, Cooper laughs the topic off with flippant answers like “It was either a Scrabble board or a bowl of alphabet soup” and “I didn’t want a name like Iron Butterfly or Black Sabbath. I wanted it to be something your aunt might be called.”

The band Alice Cooper was originally signed by Frank Zappa to his own record label. Their first notoriety came when Cooper tossed a wayward chicken (possibly arranged by long-time manager Shep Gordon) into the crowd, who then tore it apart at the 1969 Toronto Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Festival. Newspapers claimed he’d bit the bird’s head off and drank its blood. Zappa advised them to not deny the story and Cooper used it as inspiration to make his character darker.

The band’s teaming with producer Bob Ezrin for their third album Love It To Death led to their US breakthrough with a top 30 hit “I’m Eighteen” in early 1971. By then, the band was already infamous for their stage show, which had escalated into simulated torture and executions. That same year, Killer was released with its two singles “Under My Wheels” and “Be My Lover” finding moderate US success, and both albums being certified gold the following year.

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