He said history repeats in perpetuity First as a tragedy, then as a farce The white trash kids say they like it how it is Construction jobs bring them lots of cash and early marriages The catholic kid says he's keeping it the same and the mistakes of his parents he'll carry to his grave And the Christian kids say it's how it's always been where the battles lines are clearly drawn between piety and sin he said lovers of prostitutes are happy, fit, and satisfied As for me (us), my (our) arms are broken from grasping the clouds