I had a face so cute, made 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 would 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   But when I got a little older, I found that it just wasn't true   Well, there's gotta be a place for me   Where I can be just what I want to be   Hey, but ain't that the American Dream?      Now, some of the girls are out teaching High School biology   And all of my boyfriends, they work down at Cummins factory   But me, I'm still out on the streets, trying to locate some destiny   Hey, but ain't that the American Dream?