i had a face so cute it d make a young girl cry and i could blow em away with just a wink of my eye i got all dolled up on a saturday night can t find a lady so i ll start a fight hey but ain t that the american dream but at school the young boys would assemble down in the parking lot and we spoke of the homecoming queen and all the goodies she s got well those stories could choke a semi and every dare was do or die hey but ain t that the american dream well i grew up believin i could do what i wanted to do when i got a little older i found that it just wasn t true there s gotta be a place for me where i can out be just what i want to be hey but ain t that the american dream some of the girls are out teaching high school biology and all of my boyfriends they work down at cummmins factory but me i m still out on the streets trying to locate some destiny hey but ain t that the american dream well i grew up believin i could do what i wanted to do when i got a little older i found that it just wasn t true there s gotta be a place for me where i can out be just what i want to be hey but ain t that the american dream