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American Dream

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American Dream

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Intro/Fill:============THE SONG=============Intro (2x)Verse 1:A (palm-mute verses if desired)When success is equated with excessAThe ambition for excess wrecks usAAs top of the mind becomes the bottom lineAWhen success is equated with excessVerse 2:AIf your time ain't been nothing for moneyAI start to feel really bad for you, honeyAMaybe honey, put your money where your mouth's been runningAIf your time ain't been nothing but moneyPre-Chorus:I want out of this machineIt doesn't feel like freedomChorus:This ain't my American dreamI want to live and die for bigger thingsI'm tired of fighting for just meEThis ain't my American dreamIntro/Fill (2x)Verse 3:AWhen success is equated with excessAWhen we're fighting for the Beamer, the LexusAAs the heart and soul breath in the company goalsAWhere success is equated with excessPrechorusChorusBridge:'Cause baby's always talkin' 'bout a ringAnd talk has always been the cheapest thingIs it true would you do what I want you toIf I show up with the right amount of bling?Like a puppet on a monetary stringMaybe we've been caught singingRed, white, blue, and gree-ee-een(strum three times fast and let ring)But that ain't my America,(let ring lightly)That ain't my American dream
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