See I’m a lover and a fighter so I just can’t win Cause every time I come around I jump back over again Take nine steps back and struggle forward ’bout 10 Really ain’t how I thought it’d turn out my friend
See I am but a simpleton on a road to no end Everywhere I stare I’m looking at an old reflection Just been workin’ ain’t been sleepin think I’m falling too deep This ain’t what I expected got me beggin oh please
When I really think about it really no better way Just complaining while I’m livin’ the American dream All that’s gold don’t glitter, not the way that it seems Cause in reality I’m livin’ the American dream
Oh they wanna pick me up and slam me down on my knees Just to put shit simply shit’s simple as can be Constantly wondering if the world’s gonna end This ain’t what I wanted for my next of kin
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Yet still they say I’m shady that’s a little much to say All day hearsay gettin’ so overplayed Gtting to the point I much prefer to pretend Really not how I thought it’d turn out my friend
When I really think about it really no better way Just complaining while I’m livin’ the American dream All that’s gold don’t glitter, not the way that it seems Cause in reality I’m livin’ the American dream When I really think about it really no better way Just complaining while I’m livin’ the American dream All that’s gold don’t glitter, not the way that it seems Cause in reality I’m livin’ the American dream When I really think about it really no better way Just complaining while I’m livin’ the American dream All that’s gold don’t glitter, not the way that it seems Cause in reality I’m livin’ the American dream