Jimmy Cliff - American Dream
American dream, the American dream
And so you want to get American visa
To go where they say the living is easier
Since you were young you've been told
You can get anything there
But the soul
Freedom and prosperity for all
Equal opportunity is the call
But words without deeds
Is like a garden full of weeds
So you better take heed
So you better beware
And you better take care
'Cause you just might be heading for a nightmare
Oh yeah, the American dream
American dream, the American dream
Oh yeah, the American dream
The American, is not what it seem
And so it's better to seek a home
In Mount Zion I than in Rome
'Cause when your lake be get dry
A lot of people go comply
Some might even die
And so it's Africa for Africans
India for Indians
China for the Chinese ones
Europe for the Europeans
And now you understand
I hope you find your land
Because a dream is not reality
Oh yeah, the American dream
American dream, the American dream
Oh yeah, the American dream
The American dream, is not what it seem
(..)
Yeah
For some it means power and glory
And still for some a superficial story
Still for some an illusion filled with confusion
And hallucinations
I know for some it means emancipation
Or the member of organisation
For when the big corporations
Get you in litigation, you need protection
From the Most High, Jah Rastafari
So you better beware
And you better take care
'Cause you just might be heading for a nightmare
Oh yeah, the American dream
American dream, the American Dream
Oh yeah, the American dream
American dream, American dream
Oh yeah (the American dream)
Why do you slumber
(American dream, the American dream)
From January to December, hey
(Oh yeah, the American dream)
The dream only last while you sleep
Yeah, yeah
(American dream, the American dream)
Yeah, go look before you leap
Oh yeah, the American dream..
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