American Dream Lyrics - Before The Robots - Better Than Ezra

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 

Yeah, yeah, yeah 

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 an' everything is screwed up 

Guess it's 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 

Where did the time go? 

(My American dream) 

Where did the time go? 

(My American dream) 

Where did the time go? 

(My American dream) 

Where did the time go? 

(Yeah, yeah, yeah) 

She was a Midwestern prom queen 

Got her boyfriend headed out west