The American Dream

Johnny Rivers

Compositor: Johnny Rivers

Yeah, Johnny Rivers comes musically deliver a reggae tone and tell the people
You better leave something beautiful behind y'all

All my life I worked so hard, chasing the American Dream
Bought a great big house, a big fine car, foolproof retirement plan
Sent my kids to school, don't gonna raise no fool
I was doing everything just right

Paid my union dues, took my wife on a cruise
My future, man, it looked so bright
I woke up one day, heard the newsman say
Oh no, we lost it all last night! We lost it all last night!

I wanna walk and walk, oh, I wanna talk and talk
I will shine some light all around
Open up my heart, oh, I wanna free my mind
I wanna leave something beautiful behind

Credit card debt, I can't keep score
This poor man is at my door
Got my notice just the other day
Thought my job was here to stay

Look like my world is crumbling down
And all my friends, they left this town
Took so much I never tried to give
Got to find a better way to live, hey

I wanna walk and walk, oh, I wanna talk and talk
I wanna shine some light all around
Open up my heart, oh, I wanna free my mind
I wanna leave something beautiful behind, yeah
I wanna leave something beautiful behind

It's all crumbling down (I wanna leave something beautiful behind)
All around, say goodbye, say goodbye to the American dream
It's not what it seems, say goodbye to the American dream
It's just a great, great, great deforming scheme

Say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye, to the American Dream
(You better leave something beautiful behind)
Say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye, to the American Dream
Oh, now now now now now, It's not what it seems
Oh, I wanna leave something beautiful behind