American Dream   

© 2002 Tracy Comer

[Key: Sounding key of B, Tracy plays in key of A with full capo at 2nd fret, standard tuning]

NOTE: This is As recorded on SECOND WIND CD; a revised version was recorded in 2010.
A plain cuppa coffee won't do it today, I need a splash of raspberry in a tall skinny latte
The caffeine fix I need to face this stress
'Cause I have got no time for sleeping, with this schedule I've been keeping
Climbing up this ladder of success
So I'll head to Starbucks in my SUV with the GPS and the DVD
And I'll make some calls along the way, and check my schedule for today
Cause I've gotta make the best use of my time
When I'm sittin' in the car, when I'm standin' in line
A minute gone is one you can't replace
There's no time to sleep in this American Dream

Looks like I'll have to work late again, better call my husband to pick up the kids
And cancel my appointment with my therapist
My life is so unorganized, maybe I need a Daytimer of a bigger size
To help me manage all these daily lists
So I'll head to Staples in my SUV with the CD player and the leather seats
And check my email as I go, and then my stock portfolio
Cause I've gotta make the best use of my time
If I'm gonna keep raisin' that bottom line
Time is money, everybody knows
There's no time to waste in this American Dream

And I would say that my life thus far is filled with constant challenges
Like keeping all these batteries charged and checking all these messages

A simple life doesn't cut it today, you gotta make a lot of money and buy a lot of things
But tell me, please, is this what life's about
It all seems so complicated, I think this mess is highly overrated
But it seems to me there's no way out
Is there no escape, must this be our fate,
Is there no escape from this American Dream