American Dream

My granddaddy died in the second world war

Thought he knew what he was fighting for

If he could see what came of the price he paid

I bet he'd roll over in his unmarked grave

I'm working forty hour weeks and I can't get by

I wanna get to living but I'm tryna survive

Where's the life and liberty and happiness

When you bury my body underneath six feet of debt

Let the world spin on its axis

I'm done busting my ass if

Every dollar I earn is a dollar I owe to a greedy old machine

They're counting my money while I'm counting sheep

I think it's time to wake up from the American dream

Downtown's burning you can watch it live

Another shooting at the mall on a Tuesday night

How did everyday living get to be so cruel

Gotta wonder what the hell we're turning into

We're just praying that the kids'll make it back from school

Let the world spin on its axis

I'm done busting my ass if

Every dollar I earn is a dollar I owe to a greedy old machine

They're counting my money while I'm counting sheep

I think it's time to wake up from the American dream

Let the world spin on its axis

I'm done busting my ass if

Every dollar I earn is a dollar I owe to a greedy old machine

They're counting my money while I'm counting sheep

I think it's time to wake up from the American dream

Slave to the system but at least we're free

I think it's time to wake up from the American dream

I think it's time to wake up from the American dream