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