i used to see you on every t.v. your smiling face looked back at me. i used to see you on every t.v. 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 rumors begin to fly. now you think about reaching out
maybe get some help from above. now you think about reaching out
maybe 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 to make a good thing last
how could something so good
go bad
so fast?
american dream
american dream
american dream
american dream. don't know when things went wrong
might have been when you were young and strong. don't know when things went wrong
might have been when you were young and strong. 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.