Why can't I? G.I. Joe moved to Mexico, he's hiding from the IRS Wearing diamond rings and livin' like a king at an undisclosed address Superman flew to Japan gave up fightin' crime He's doin' commercials for compact cars livin' in a big high rise But everybody's gotta grow up sometime To get a little slice of that big ol' American pie Yeah, everybody's gotta grow up sometime Why can't I? The ol' Lone Ranger bought an RV Park somewhere in Arizona And Tonto built a big casino and owns half of Oklahoma Barbie and Ken, they got a divorce I guess that's the way it goes She got the house and accessories and told Ken to hit the road But everybody's gotta grow up sometime To get a little slice of that big ol' American pie Yeah, everybody's gotta grow up sometime Why can't I? Why can't I? All of my heroes abandoned their egos And left me at home on the range I'm still stuck, I'm still down on my luck Waitin' for something to change Everybody's gotta grow up sometime To get a little slice of that big ol' American pie Yeah, everybody's gotta grow up sometime Why can't I? Everybody's gotta grow up sometime Why can't I? Everybody's gotta grow up sometime Why can't I? Everybody's gotta grow up sometime Why can't I?