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Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young - American Dream
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Performer
Neil Young
Neil Young
Vocals
David Crosby
David Crosby
Background Vocals
Graham Nash
Graham Nash
Background Vocals
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Keyboards
Bob Glaub
Bob Glaub
Bass Guitar
Joe Vitale
Joe Vitale
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Young
Neil Young
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Neil Young
Neil Young
Producer
David Crosby
David Crosby
Producer
Graham Nash
Graham Nash
Producer
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Producer
Brentley Walton
Brentley Walton
Engineer
Gary Long
Gary Long
Engineer
Tim McCollan
Tim McCollan
Engineer
Bob Vogt
Bob Vogt
Mixing Engineer
Tom Banghart
Tom Banghart
Mixing Engineer
Niko Bolas
Niko Bolas
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I used to see you on every T.V.
Your smiling face looked back at me
I used to see you on every T.V.
Your smiling face looked back at me
[Verse 2]
Then they caught you with the girl next door
People's money piled on the floor
Accusations that you try to deny
Revelations and rumors begin to fly
[Verse 3]
Now you think about reaching out
Maybe get some help from above
Now you think about reaching out
Maybe get some help from above
[Verse 4]
Reporters crowd around your house
Going through your garbage like a pack of hounds
Speculating what they might find out
It don't matter now, you're all washed up
[Verse 5]
You wake up in the middle of the night
Your sheets are wet and your face is white
You tried to make a good thing last
How could something so good, go bad so fast?
[Verse 6]
American dream, American dream
American dream, American dream
[Verse 7]
Don't know where things went wrong
Might have been when you were young and strong
Don't know where things went wrong
Might have been when you were young and strong
[Verse 8]
Reporters crowd around your house
Going through your garbage like a pack of hounds
Speculating what they might find out
It don't matter now, you're all washed up
[Verse 9]
Don't know when things went wrong
Might have been when you were young and strong
American dream, American dream
[Verse 10]
Don't know where things went wrong
Might have been when you were young and strong
American dream, American dream
Written by: Neil Young

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