I need my conscience to keep watch over me
To protect me from myself
So I can wear honesty like a crown on my head
When I walk into the promised landWe've been too long American dreaming
And I think we've all lost the way
Like some somnambulistic maniacal in the darkI'm in love with an American girl
Well, she's my best friend
I love her surreptitious smile
That hides the pain within herAnd we'll go dancing beside desert waters
Where love is so wastefully spent
And dine upon the crumbs of faith
Most lovers often rejectSpare a thought for the unfortunate man
Who must choose between love and desireWe've been too long American dreaming
I think we've all lost the way
Like some somnambulistic maniacal in the dark
Songwriters
BRENDAN PERRYPublished by
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