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Written by John Mellencamp |
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I had a face so cute made a young girl cry |
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And I could blow 'em away with just a wink of my eye |
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I got all dolled up on a Saturday night |
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Can't find a lady so I'll start a fight |
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Hey but ain't that the American Dream |
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But at School the young boys would assemble down in the parking lot |
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And we spoke of the homecoming queen and all the goodies she's got |
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Well those stories would choke a semi |
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And every dare was do or die |
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Hey but ain't that the American Dream |
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(bridge) |
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Well I grew up believin' I could do what I wanted to do |
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When I got a little older I found that it just wasn't true |
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There's gotta be a place for me |
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Where I can out-be just what I want to be |
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Hey but ain't that the American Dream |
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Some of the girls are out teaching high school biology |
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And all of my boyfriends they work down at Cummmins factory |
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But me I'm still out on the streets trying to locate some destiny |
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Hey but ain't that the American Dream |
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(repeat bridge) |
