I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face
looked back at me. I used to see you on every TV
Your smiling face looked back at me.

Then they caught you with the girl next door,
People's money piled on the floor, Accusations
that you try to deny, Revelations and rumours
begin to fly.

Now you think about reaching out Try to get some
help from above. Now you think about reaching out
Try to get some help from above.

Reporters crowd around your house. Going through
your garbage like a pack of hounds, Speculating
what they may find out, It don't matter now,
you're all washed up.

You wake up in the middle of the night. Your
sheets are wet and your face is white, You tried
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American dream, American dream, American dream,
American dream.

Don't know when things went wrong, Might have
been when you were young and strong. (X 2)

Reporters crowd around your house. Going through
your garbage like a pack of hounds, Speculating
what they may find out, It don't matter now,
you're all washed up.

Don't know when things went wrong, Might have
been when you were young and strong. American
dream, American dream. Don't know when things went
wrong, Might have been when you were young and
strong. American dream, American dream.