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American Dreams

from Music After All by John Torres

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Part of the Album "Music After All"
Copyright John Torres 2009

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American Dreams
By: John Torres and Tim Kobza
© 2009 – Two Old Men Music (BMI) Kobza Music (ASCAP)

V1
Two cars, two kids, not too many mistakes
Not too much information, just whatever it’s gonna take
And mister, I would like some more please
There’s something else to say
Ain’t hardly scratched the surface yet of what they’re gonna pay me
But I just need bare minimum, Well that’s a maximum lie
Want a hundred billion dollars and a castle in the sky
And maybe along with that castle might wanna throw in a plane
So I can fly above the clouds and go somewhere sunny when it rains

CH
I know that there is something wrong inside my head
Or so is seems
Maybe it’s time I reconsider my American Dreams.

V2
I want a brand new pinky ring for every day of the year
I want gold plated happiness, but I want it sincere
And maybe something crazy, like a billion dollar boat
And that’s just for the decorations, another billion to make it float
A little power and some fame to sprinkle on the top
How bout’ a crack team of surgeons for when the other shoe drops
Cause we want more than we can spend and more than we can take
We want constant adoration and some hearts that we can break (I say)

CH
I know that there is something wrong inside our heads, or so is seems
Maybe it’s time we reconsider our American Dreams.

BRI
What’s the use . You win. You lose. It all just feels the same
The more I take, the more I feel I’m subject to this game.

V3 (breakdown verse)
I world without oppression. I want a country without lies
Eliminate depression and dry all the teary eyes
Do right when no one’s looking. Tell the truth in every way
Not alter my decisions based on what your friends might say
Wanna be thoughtful of other people, like a person aught to be
No drown in self indulgence, thinking me me me me me.
Don’t wanna talk about changes, don’t wanna read em on a page
Wanna turn em’ into actions, not just sing em from the stage (I say)

CH
I know that there is something wrong inside my head, or so is seems
Think it’s time we reconsider our American Dreams.

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from Music After All, track released January 11, 2009

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