Real American (Live) - Rick Derringer

Woke up this morning and thought I was fine Walked in the kitchen a quarter to nine Poured me some coffee Read me some news When I looked up all hell broke loose There's a hole in the roof, it's coming right through The water's all gone cold Heater's making noise again and the bread's all growing mould Songbird singing in that old oak tree I'm looking up at you, you're looking down on me Promise you this really ain't as bad as it may seem I'm living the American dream I'm living the American dream I hate to let my old lady down It's time I took her out on the town If I had my way I'd give her the world Lord only knows how I love that girl But the yard needs mowing, bills need paying Phone's ringing off the line I got me a list of honey dues And I just can't find the time Songbird singing in that old oak tree I'm looking up at you, you're looking down on me Promise you this really ain't as bad as it may seem I'm living the American dream I'm living the American dream Songbird singing in that old oak tree I'm looking up at you, you're looking down on me Promise you this really ain't as bad as it may seem I'm living the American dream I'm living the American dream I'm living the American dream I'm living the American dream

Don't wanna be an American idiot! Don't want a nation under the new media And can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mind fuck America! Alright! Welcome to a new kind of tension All across the alien nation Where everything isn't meant to be okay Television dreams of tomorrow We're not the ones who're meant to follow For that's enough to argue England! Well, maybe I'm the faggot America I'm not a part of a redneck agenda(alright!) Now everybody do the propaganda And sing along to the age of paranoia Alright! Welcome to a new kind of tension All across the alien nation Where everything isn't meant to be okay Television dreams of tomorrow We're not the ones who're meant to follow For that's enough to argue Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey! Alright, England! I sing "Eh-oh" Let's sing "Eh-oh", "eh-oh" C'mon! Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey! Alright! Are you guys ready to sing along? I want to you sing so loud! That every fucking Redneck in America Hears you tonight alright! Don't want to be an American idiot One nation controlled by the media Information age of hysteria Go! It's going out to idiot America Welcome to a new kind of tension All across the alien nation Where everything isn't meant to be okay Television dreams of tomorrow We're not the ones who're meant to follow For that's enough to argue C'mon!

I'm thinkin' of jumpin' off a bridge 'Cause life has gotten down Can't think of one reason to live I guess I'll probably drown I might as well jump, jump, jump Think I'm gonna jump, jump, jump The girls nowadays they all boss me around You know I get less than their dogs Pointless, and meaningless my friend You know we're all lost, In the fog We might as well jump, jump, jump The water's cold I think I'm gonna jump, jump, jump The water's cold Everybody jump, jump, jump I'll freeze, My very soul I wonder is anybody here Or is this my private dream I'm gonna pitch myself to sea 'Cause it's such a scary, scary, scary dream I might as well jump, jump, jump The water's cold I think I'm gonna jump, jump, jump The water's cold Everybody jump, jump, jump Ill freeze My very soul