American Dreaming Lyrics

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
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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

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