American Dream

She was a midwestern prom queen
 Got her boyfriend headed out West
 They ended up in the valley
 In a one room apartment
 A disconnected phone
 Yeah
 Now five years later she's single
 She's got two kids and a note
 And if she gets a moment to herself
 She can remember how everything used
 To go her way
 She says
 Where did the time go
 When everything was simple and free?
 I want to know what happened
 Somebody woke me before I could
 Have my American Dream
 For twenty years he worked corporate
 He planned to early retire
 His CEO he stole a billion dollars
 Now he's working at Denny's
 Hoping for a raise
 He thinks
 Where did the time go
 When everything was simple and free?
 I want to know what happened
 Somebody woke me before I could
 Have my American Dream
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
 I'm a little bit rebel
 I'm a bit patriot
 I can see they're both sides of the coin
 But still it gets a bit rough
 Everything is screwed up
 I guess itís just the American way
 Sometimes I wonder how you are
 You're up in New York City with a family
 I think I could have been your guy
 It's just a moment in time that is slipping on away
 Where did the time go
 When everything was simple and free?
 I want to know what happened
 Somebody woke me before I could have
 My American Dream
 My American Dream
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
 She was a midwestern prom queen
 Got her boyfriend headed out West