American Dream

Intro
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All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
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But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
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But he's moving on full steam
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He's chasing the American dream
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And he's gonna give his family finer things

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Verse 1
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Not this time son, I've no time to waste
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Maybe tomorrow we'll have time to play
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And then he slips into his new BMW
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And drives farther and farther and farther away

Pre-chorus 1
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'Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night
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He says things will get better; better in time

Chorus
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'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
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And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
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But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
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Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
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His kingdom stands

Verse 2
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His American dream is begining to seem
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More and more like a nightmare
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with every passing day
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"Daddy, can you come to my game?"
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"Oh baby, please don't work late."
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Another wasted weekend

And they are slipping away

Pre-Chorus 2
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'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night
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He tells them things will get better
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It'll just take a little more time

Chorus
D                  G                    Bm  G
'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
D            G                Bm G
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
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But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
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Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
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His kingdom stands

Verse 3
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He used to say, "Who ever died with the most toys wins."
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But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
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I'll take a shack on a rock
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Over a castle in the sand

Pre-chorus 3
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Now he works all day and cries alone at night
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It's not getting any better

Looks like he's running out of time

Chorus
D                  G                    Bm  G
'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
D            G                Bm G
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
Bm             D             G
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
Bm             D                           G      D Bm
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
               D Bm
His kingdom stands

Outro
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All they really wanted was you
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All they really wanted was you
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All they really wanted was you
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