North American Dream - The Honest Heart Collective

Oh oh oh Oh ho ho ho Oh I don't know I don't know Oh, where to begin We are North Americans And for those of you who still think we're from England We're not, no We build our planes and our trains 'til we think we might die Far from North America Where the buildings are old and you might have lots of mimes Uh-huh Oh, oh I hate the feelin' when you're looking at me that way 'Cause we're North Americans But if we act all shy, it'll make it ok Makes it go away Oh I don't know, I don't know Oh, where to begin When we're North American But in the end we make the same mistakes all over again Come on North Americans We are North American scum We're from North America And all the kids All the kids that want to make the scene Here in North America When our young kids get to read it in your magazines We don't have those So where's the love, where's the love Where's the love, where's the love Where's the love tonight? But there's no love, man There's no love And the kids are uptight So throw a party 'til the cops come in and bust it up Let's go North Americans Oh you were planning it? I didn't mean to interrupt Sorry I did it once and my parents got pretty upset Freaked out in North America But then I said the more I do it, the better it gets Let's rock North America! We are North American scum We're from North America We are North American scum We are North American New York's the greatest if you get someone to pay the rent Wahoo, North America! And it's the furthest you can live from the government un huh, huh Some proud American Christians might disagree Here in North America But New York's the only place we're keepin' them off the streets Boo hoo Now we can't have parties Like in Spain where they go all night Shut down in North America Or like Berlin where they go another night, alright Un huh, un huh You see I love this place that I have grown to know Alright, North America And yeah I know you wouldn't touch us with a ten-foot pole 'Cause we're North Americans We are North American scum We are North Americans We are North American scum We love North America Take me back to the States, man North American scum Where we can be North American Where the DJ gigs all his friends Here in North American scum But don't blame the Canadians Let's go North America!

I'ma just keep watching, I think my heart's stopping Nicotine fiend of a man I was born this way, I'm a government slave And I was raised on stolen land And it's a hard up kinda life Begging the ashtray for nickels and dimes Writing these songs trying to wrap my mind around A bullshit American dream I'm still a six-gun owning, bet the truth hurts, don't it? Won't you catch me if you can? I hope all is well, it'll be a cold day in hell When you pry it from my dying hands 'Cause it's a hard up kinda life When paying your dues don't get you by You're working all week to make some overtime To pay from this bullshit American dream I've heard once to be dreaming Means you've got to be asleep And I've grown tired of counting these sheep I had a dream I was drugged And when I finally woke up I went and blew up my TV 'Cause it's a hard up kinda life You're not allowed to get yourself a natural high Here's a pill to help you sleep, just give it some time Now you're addicted to this bullshit American dream And it's a hard up kind of life Begging the ashtray for nickels and dimes Writing these songs trying to wrap my mind Around a bullshit American dream

As much as this hurts to admit Could you keep it secret? I'm an act, it's a front, just a boy out for blood So nobody can see I'm desperately avoiding bitter disappointment Tell me if it starts to show Them flashing lights are boring, probably should ignore 'em Anyways please take me home I spent my whole life trying to get here Do I even want it now? Should've tempered all my expectations Or been somebody else Since all this blood, I've been tasting Suffocates me now Over a decade under the influence of a teenage obsession Being lead by the wrist, eyes wild, raised fist A punk without a message desperately avoiding bitter disappointment Yeah, I guess you've always known Them flashing lights were all I ever really wanted They'd rather blind us both I spent my whole life trying to get here Do I even want it now? Should've tempered all my expectations Or been somebody else Since all this blood, I've been tasting Suffocates me now I'm desperately avoiding bitter disappointment I'm desperately avoiding bitter disappointment I spent my whole life trying to get here Do I even want it now? Should've tempered all my expectations Or been somebody else I spent my whole life trying to get here And I even let you down All this blood I've been tasting Suffocates me now

You always know what I'm thinking But you never really wanted to hear You can blame whoever you like Standing where you were last year Well I've said it before, so I'll say it again Have you looked in the mirror? That ain't your friend You say you're fine But I don't believe it There's always something with you I can feel those words that you're breathing They're the furthest thing away from the truth Though I know that there's a reason I tell myself that something is wrong With me, yeah, with me There's always something with you In every room you walk into You're looking for a fight Tell me kid, do you feel alive? Lost yourself to an anxious pride It'll be okay just admit you lie When you say, you're fine Truth is, you're tired Well you say, you're fine But I don't believe it There's always something with you I can feel those words that you're breathing They're the furthest thing away from the truth Our reflections can't keep secrets When you walk away they're following you Though I know that there's a reason I tell myself that something is wrong With me, yeah, with me yeah Wrong with me, yeah There's always something with you There's always something with you You say, you're fine But I don't believe it (There's always something with you) You say, you're fine But I don't believe it There's always something with you I can feel those words that you're breathing They're the furthest thing away from the truth Our reflections can't keep secrets When you walk away they're following you God I know that there's a reason There's a reason why I know Oh I hope that there's a reason. I tell myself that something is wrong With me, yeah, with me yeah Wrong with me, yeah Wrong with me, yeah, with me yeah Wrong

I met you out in the valley Where young lovers go to find themselves I caught you there feeling scared And unaware, of how to love somebody else Like the wolves that howl in the dead of the night I can hear you crying out for more Believe me I understand If you wanna leave well there's the door I'm sorry darling I can't help you anymore It's time you looked after yourself Be strong, be sure So if you wanna leave well there's the door Yeah yeah well there's the door You don't have to go by yourself No one makes it through this valley alone See there's scavengers up on the eastern ridge And they'll be hustlin' all night long If you wanna leave well there's the door I'm sorry darling I can't help you anymore It's time you looked after yourself Be strong, be sure So if you wanna leave well there's the door Yeah yeah well there's the door I met you out in the valley Where young lovers go to find themselves If you wanna leave well there's the door I'm sorry darling I can't help you anymore It's time you looked after yourself Be strong, be sure, So if you wanna leave well there's the door Yeah if you wanna leave well there's the door I'm sorry darling I can't help you anymore It's time you looked after yourself Be strong, be sure So if you wanna leave well there's the door Yeah yeah well there's the door Yeah yeah well there's the door