i wanna be the american dream but i need you right next to me if i m ever gonna feel free will you stay awake all night with me we can fall asleep tomorrow will you hang on to every word i speak from now on because i wanna be the american dream but i need you right next to me if i m ever gonna feel free you know when you re good and you know when you re not and right now baby i am near the top you won t be seeing much of me this coming year but i ll check back up on you if you wait here but every time you leave me i swear to god it gets much worse when i lean in you ll say goodbye i bet i ll choke on my damn words as if they re ever really worth singing i wanna be the american dream but i need you right next to me if i m ever gonna feel free i wanna be the american dream but i need you right next to me if i m ever gonna feel free oh i m never gonna be free