Billy Ray Cyrus The American Dream Lyrics

The American Dream Lyrics

Well they moved away from the farms they did not own

 To live happily ever after on a G.I. loan

 The future was looking bright back in '62

 'Neath the shadow of atomic bombs and the baby boom

 

 You could take a walk downtown without being afraid

 Hey who's the better centerfielder, Mantle or Mays

 There was chicken in every pot, even when times were lean

 We thougth everybody had a shot at the American dream

 

 Every mother was supposed to look like Donna Reed

 father knew what was best for you and me

 Our lives were etched on eight millimeter frames

 As we grew up in houses that all looked the same

 But there was trouble on the other side of town

 It was a time when people began to stand their ground

 As teh eyes of the world were opened by a man named King

 Everybody wanted their share of the American dream

 

 Dream on, children, dream on

 Don't let anybody tell you the dream is gone

 As long as there's a God above

 Keep praying we never wake up

 Keep on dreaming the American dream

 

 Now there's medals on the wall I got back in '91

 And a quarter-acre piece of Heaven

 Where my kids can run

 As I turn off the cable and put my babies to bed

 I kiss 'em goodnight and I whisper under my breath

 

 Dream on, children, dream on

 Don't let anybody tell you the dream is gone

 As long as there's a God above

 Keep praying we never wake up

 Keep on dreaming the American dream