The American Dream Lyrics - Shot Full Of Love - Billy Ray Cyrus

Well they moved away from the farms they did not own 

To live happily ever after on a G.I. loan 

The future was looking bright back in '62 

'Neath the shadow of atomic bombs and the baby boom 

You could take a walk downtown without being afraid 

Hey, who's the better centerfielder, Mantle or Mays? 

There was chicken in every pot, even when times were lean 

We thougth everybody had a shot at the American dream 

Every mother was supposed to look like Donna Reed 

Father knew what was best for you and me 

Our lives were etched on eight millimeter frames 

As we grew up in houses that all looked the same 

But there was trouble on the other side of town 

It was a time when people began to stand their ground 

As the eyes of the world were opened by a man named King 

Everybody wanted their share of the American dream 

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Dream on, children, dream on 

Don't let anybody tell you the dream is gone 

As long as there's a God above 

Keep praying we never wake up 

Keep on dreaming the American dream 

Now there's medals on the wall I got back in '91 

And a quarter-acre piece of Heaven 

Where my kids can run 

As I turn off the cable and put my babies to bed 

I kiss 'em goodnight and I whisper under my breath 

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Dream on, children, dream on 

Don't let anybody tell you the dream is gone 

As long as there's a God above 

Keep praying we never wake up 

Keep on dreaming the American dream 

Keep on dreaming the American dream...