Dan Bern New American Language Lyrics

New American Language Lyrics

She said love, love, love is everything 

 I said ok, I guess, whatever

 She said what does that mean

 I said nothin, it's just good to have a backup plan 

 She said I guess that means you don't got love 

 I said maybe I love everyone 

 She said that's the same as lovin no one 

 I said ok, I guess, whatever 

 

 And I have a dream of a New American Language

 One with a little bit more Spanish 

 I have a dream of a new pop music 

 That tells the truth, with a good beat and some nice harmonies 

 I have a dream

 

 Tourist towns are a drag sometimes 

 But in non-tourist towns you can get beat up

 Just for lookin a little different 

 I guess the thing to do is just stay at home 

 Yeah but sometimes I think the thing to do

 Would be to get a place way out in Missouri

 Put down as many months rent as you can part with 

 Tell everybody else you went to France

 

 I said remember that conversation we had about love 

 I said well, I think that you were right

 She said I don't remember sayin nothin about love 

 It must have been a fantasy of the moment 

 I have a dream 

 I have a dream 

 

 I dream of joining the Mafia

 And whether people like me is unimportant 

 I dream of your clock radio 

 Waking you up with my songs

 I have a dream of a New American Language 

 I dream of new beginnings

 I dream of saturation bombing 

 I dream mostly about love