Lucinda Williams - American Dream Lyrics
Last time I saw you, you had dirt under your nails
Your eyes were glassy and you looked so pale
You said my life has become a livin' hell
Ain't got enough money to pay my bills
Everything is wrong
Got a friend with a needle stuck in his arm
He got hooked on heroin in Vietnam
It used to help kill the pain some of the time
Now I can't sleep at all since I got back home
I worked in the strip mines off and on
Now I can't seem to get rid of this cough
Ain't been many jobs these last few months
I ain't got no hot water and they shut off the heat
Can you loan me some money for something to eat
Been out here on this corner for about a week
Tryin hard to stand on my own two feet
They want to try and tell me where I can live
They kicked me off my land and told me they'd give me
A nice little tract house with running water
But how am I gonna explain that to my Navaho mother
My American dream almost came true
But the things they promised me never came through
I believe in the American dream
But things are never quite what they seem
Everything is wrong
Everything is wrong
Everything is wrong
Everything is wrong
Other Lyrics by Artist
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- Lucinda Williams - Knowing
- Lucinda Williams - Jailhouse Tears
- Lucinda Williams - If Wishes Were Horses
- Lucinda Williams - Well Well Well
- Lucinda Williams - Honey Bee
- Lucinda Williams - Little Rock Star
- Lucinda Williams - Tears Of Joy
- Lucinda Williams - Rarity
- Lucinda Williams - Plan To Marry
- Lucinda Williams - Blessed
- Lucinda Williams - Soldier's Song
- Lucinda Williams - Seeing Black
- Lucinda Williams - Born To Be Loved
- Lucinda Williams - Copenhagen
- Lucinda Williams - I Don't Know How You're Livin'
- Lucinda Williams - Buttercup
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