American Dream

Lyrics

[Intro] Do something with your life, do something with your life Do something with your life, do something with your life Do something with your life (Ooh), do something with your life Do something with your life, do something with your life With your life [Verse 1: Tony Oller, Malcolm Kelley] We broke down trying to leave town Flying down the road to change We were born to run, Cali', here we come Escape from Nowhere, USA Say good-bye to white picket fences, say hello to palm trees and Benzes They say you got to fall to have it all And we don't want two kids and a wife, I don't want a job, I just want a life Sometimes the underdogs rise and the mighty fall (And the mighty will fall!) [Chorus: Tony Oller] This ain't the same summer song that you used to know 'Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago The world is spinning too fast for you and me So, tell me, whatever happened to the American Dream? [Verse 2: Tony Oller, Malcolm Kelley, Both] I know a girl, I met her last night She was fresh off the plane She whispered in my ear (What'd she say?), "Baby, come here I'll do anything to make a name." Honey, take my hand, follow me 'cause I don't want to hurt you, but he does I just want to give you some real advice (Listen, baby) Never take candy from a stranger and keep your eyes open for danger Because this right here is a twisted paradise [Chorus: Tony Oller] This ain't the same summer song that you used to know 'Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago The world is spinning too fast for you and me So, tell me, whatever happened to the American Dream? This ain't the same summer song that you used to know So, baby, let's live and die before we're getting old You know that nothing is the way it used to be So, tell me, whatever happened to the American Dream? [Post-Chorus: Tony Oller, Malcolm Kelley] Na-na-na (Hey!), na-na-na-na (Sing along!), na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na-na (Hey!), na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na [Bridge: Tony Oller] We were born to run, Cali', here we come We're getting out of here, baby (Oh) Let's get out of here, ooh-woah (Na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na) [Chorus: Tony Oller] This ain't the same summer song that you used to know 'Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago The world is spinning too fast for you and me So, tell me, whatever happened to the American Dream? This ain't the same summer song that you used to know So, baby, let's live and die before we're getting old You know that nothing is the way it used to be So, tell me, whatever happened to the American Dream? [Post-Chorus: Tony Oller] Na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na