American Dream?

This song is about how the poor are shut out of the American Dream.

Verse 1: They say peace comes from the inside

That's much easier said than done

Especially when you're standing on the outside,

But when no one wants to see you

And no one would want to be you

It becomes quite clear, it's all just a dream

Verse 2: They say in love you'll find the answers

Once again, that's easy to say

Especially when you're the first in line

But when no one wants to see you

And no one would want to be you

It becomes quite clear, it's all just a dream

Chorus.

yeah, it's all just a façade

And we're caught in between

What's real and what is seen

It's all just a dream

and we're caught in between

Solo

They'll say you just haven't tried hard enough

Your opportunity will arise

But platitudes like that just don't support the facts

when no one wants to see you

And no one would want to be you

It becomes quite clear, it's all just a dream

Chorus

David Kauzlarich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Southern Illinois University