Dorothy At Forty Lyrics - Cursive

Dorothy, I know you've had amazing dreams 

We can't go chasing down each golden street 

Each and every rainbow, each passion, each unattainable goal 

We're not in dreamland anymore 

Dorothy, it seems you'll never understand 

This here land is everything we have 

Every sweat-stained collar, every dollar, 

every bent and bloodied spur 

We're not the kids that we once were 

We can't be the adults we want to be 

Dreams are all you have, dreams have held you back 

Dreamers never live, only dream of it 

Dream cars, dream houses, dream jobs, dream spouses 

Dreams of tornadoes, cities of emerald 

And I know we swore we'd make more of ourselves 

but this plot is literally our lot in life. 

American dreams pollute our cities 

Our piece of the pie can't fill our bellies 

(More!) More square inches 

(More!) Picket fences 

(More!) Clothes on the line 

(More!) Naps at noontime 

More of our fair share 

More of our birthright 

More of what we're owed 

More... 

Paid vacation 

(More!) Entertainment 

(More!) Compensation 

(More!) Gratuitous gratification 

Dorothy, wake up, Dorothy, wake up 

Dorothy, wake up, it's time for work