American Dream

A pink suitcase and a princess gown

A movie star in my own town

She said she came back home

So she can breathe

She takes her pills

And sings her songs

With a broken delivery all night long

And the life she had to live was tragedy

Daddy works for Jesus, sister leads the band

Bobby's out of rehab and Lizzy's coming in

Mother's medicated, nothing's what it seems

Suddenly she finds out the American Dream

She woke up late in the afternoon

She smiled at me, said, "I'm leaving soon

Why don't you pack your things

And come with me?"

Then she takes her pills

And sings her songs

With a broken delivery all night long

Screaming 'Hollywood was made for you and me'

Daddy works for Jesus, sister leads the band

Bobby's out of rehab and Lizzy's coming in

Mother's medicated, nothing's what it seems

Suddenly she finds out the American Dream

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

Daddy works for Jesus, sister leads the band

Bobby's out of rehab and Lizzy's coming in

Mother's medicated, nothing's what it seems

Suddenly find out the American Dream

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

The American dream

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

Now the stars don't shine in Hollywood

It's the American dream