“American Dream”, was the phrase
That was the craze of my days
We all loved to chase
The “American Dream” craze
I tried to live that dream
Little did I know it was a pipe dream
The money I made was never enough
All I could do was huff and puff
Health care was like an affair,
All you are left with are tears in your eyes
The monthly rates are so high
That you could fly first class to Shanghai
Trying to learn in a college
Was just something you yearn for
The fees are so ridiculously high
That you would have to be the Sultan of Brunei
The interest rate were kept artificially low
The prices on the house were kept artificially high
I ended up owning a house,
On which I now owe more than it is worth
I keep putting money into Social Security
But, by the time I retire there is no surety
That I will get anything back
It was like putting money in a bottomless pit
Companies started to scheme
They began to team with countries offshore
To show us the door
All I could do was scream and roar
When Obama came, he reignited my dream
But the nightmare was just beginning to unfold
Companies began to stumble, jobs took a tumble
Like a ton of bricks, everything began to fall
The wall of deceit had begun to fall
Companies that I used to adore
Were lying dead on the floor
My “American Dream” is no more
All I had in store was an “American Nightmare”
And with no end in sight
