She was a midwestern prom queen
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Got her boyfriend headed out West
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They ended up in the valley
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In a one room apartment
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A disconnected phone
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Yeah
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Now five years later she's single
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She's got two kids and a note
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And if she gets a moment to herself
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She can remember how everything used
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To go her way
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She says
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Where did the time go
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When everything was simple and free?
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I want to know what happened
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Somebody woke me before I could
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Have my American Dream
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For twenty years he worked corporate
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He planned to early retire
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His CEO he stole a billion dollars
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Now he's working at Denny's
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Hoping for a raise
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He thinks
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Where did the time go
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When everything was simple and free?
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I want to know what happened
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Somebody woke me before I could
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Have my American Dream
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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I'm a little bit rebel
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I'm a bit patriot
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I can see they're both sides of the coin
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But still it gets a bit rough
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Everything is screwed up
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I guess itĄ©s just the American way
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Sometimes I wonder how you are
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You're up in New York City with a family
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I think I could have been your guy
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It's just a moment in time that is slipping on away
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Where did the time go
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When everything was simple and free?
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I want to know what happened
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Somebody woke me before I could have
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My American Dream
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My American Dream
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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She was a midwestern prom queen
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Got her boyfriend headed out West
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American Dream
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| Better Than Ezra |
