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Bad Religion – American Dream | Track profile | Dork

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How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (Remastered)
American Dream

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American Dream

From How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (Remastered)

Track 10

1:42

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About This Track

"American Dream" is a track by Bad Religion, from the album How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (Remastered). The track is 1:42 long. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

American Dream

Hate my family, hate my school
Speed limit and the golden rule
Hate people who aren't what they seem
More than anything else, American dream

American dream's gonna swallow you whole
Bursting at the seam
Gonna sweep you away, so enjoy it today
Tomorrow, you'll be old thus useless

American dream
American dream
American dream, that's okay, 'cause no one would dare give you away

Hate your god, I hate my job
I hate hypocrites and common slobs
Hate people who aren't what they seem
More than anything else, American dream

Promise me today
I'll have a Chevrolet
With white walls on the side
One boy, one girl, comfortable lies

The American dream
American dream
American dream, that's okay, 'cause no one would dare give you away

American dream!

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Track details

From How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (Remastered)

1:42

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Album

How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (Remastered)

Track number

10

1We're Only Gonna Die
2:13
2Latch Key Kids
1:38
3Part III
1:49
4Faith In God
1:51
5Fuck Armageddon...This Is Hell
2:49
6Pity
2:01
7In the Night
3:25
8Damned to Be Free
1:58
9White Trash (Second Generation)
2:21
10American Dream
1:42
11Eat Your Dog
1:05
12Voice of God Is Government
2:54
13Oligarchy
1:01
14Doing Time
3:01
15Bad Religion
1:50
16Politics
1:22
17Sensory Overload
1:31
18Slaves
1:20
19Drastic Actions
2:36
20World War III
0:55
21Yesterday
2:39
22Frogger
1:20
23Bad Religion (Back to the Known Version)
2:11
24Along the Way
1:36
25New Leaf
2:53
26Bad Religion (Alternate Version)
1:47
27Slaves (Alternate Version)
1:07
28Drastic Actions (Alternate Version)
2:33
—Fuck Armageddon...This Is Hell
2:49

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