American Dream Lyrics - John Mellencamp

I had a face so cute made a young girl cry 

And I could blow 'em away with just a wink of my eye 

I got all dolled up on a Saturday night 

Can't find a lady so I'll start a fight 

Hey but ain't that the American Dream 

But at School the young boys would assemble down in the parking lot 

And we spoke of the homecoming queen and all the goodies she's got 

Well those stories would choke a semi 

And every dare was do or die 

Hey but ain't that the American Dream 

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(bridge) 

Well I grew up believin' I could do what I wanted to do 

When I got a little older I found that it just wasn't true 

There's gotta be a place for me 

Where I can out-be just what I want to be 

Hey but ain't that the American Dream 

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Some of the girls are out teaching high school biology 

And all of my boyfriends they work down at Cummmins factory 

But me I'm still out on the streets trying to locate some destiny 

Hey but ain't that the American Dream 

(repeat bridge)