My Dad (Had No Middle Name)

I am the man who stocks The motorway amenities The chewable toothbrush And other less impressive Feats of ingenuity Where once battles Took place spilling blood for ideals I drive a honda civic Responsibly on four wheels And negotiate the terms Of an eighteen month lease To eradicate the germs That could lead to gum disease My dad had no middle name I never thought it was strange Till I had to fill in a form Asking where I was born Asking my dad's middle name By a security question Spend your life on the chopping board You will get cut! Spend your life on the chopping board You will get cut! The gene-pool lottery means I get to wave this flag And be proud of a country That took what other people had But the best thing about my identity Is basing understanding On selective memory I got a strong case But we both know full well I'll never sound as compelling As the voice of peter gabriel Welcome to the land Where it's not your fault From a profession making An easy life look difficult I got a handle on my s-situation And in my state the real world Is not what I should facing I dreamt I went to bed a european And awoke on an island That nobody could agree on You say it's good for you I say get that sh*t away from me Living long enough Will get you killed, you'll see