By Dean Friedman I wanna have a big backyard. I wanna have a mailbox and swings. I wanna have a welcome mat and a porcelain cat, And a doorbell that rings. I wanna have a burglar alarm To keep my family from harm, I wanna be Marginal Middle Class, I wanna be Respectable Middle Class, I wanna hire a kid to cut the grass, I wanna be Marginal Middle Class. I wanna join the local lodge. I wanna have a two car garage. I wanna do a high school play with the P.T.A. I wanna have a new Dodge. I wanna have a steady job. I wanna eat corn on the cob. I wanna be Marginal Middle Class, I wanna be Respectable Middle Class, I wanna hedge my bets, I wanna cover my ass, I wanna be Marginal Middle Class. I don't wanna have a lot of dough, I just wanna be your average Joe. I wanna have just enough to see an occasional Broadway show. I wanna have a swimming pool. I wanna have a couple of kids. I wanna have a motorbike and a dog named Mike And two guinea pigs. I wanna have a library card. I don't wanna have to work too hard. I wanna be "Honey, can we eat out tonight?" Middle Class, I wanna be "Daddy, Roger punched me on the nose." Middle Class, I wanna live right near the overpass, I wanna be Marginal Middle Class. I wanna be Marginal Middle Class.