American Dreaming

I need my conscience to keep watch over me

To protect me from myself

So I can wear honesty like a crown on my head

When I walk into the promised land

We've been too long American dreaming

And I think we've all lost the way

Like some somnambulistic maniacal in the dark

I'm in love with an American girl

Well, she's my best friend

I love her surreptitious smile

That hides the pain within her

And we'll go dancing beside desert waters

Where love is so wastefully spent

And dine upon the crumbs of faith

Most lovers often reject

Spare a thought for the unfortunate man

Who must choose between love and desire

We've been too long American dreaming

I think we've all lost the way

Like some somnambulistic maniacal in the dark