American Dream

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[Verse 1]

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Bobby works half a mile down
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In that cold West Virginia ground
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Spent half of his days digging black gold
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Becky serves down at the diner
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And empty glass never gets by her
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They say without her that place would fold
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They don’t always get the credit they deserve
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But every day, they show up willing to work


[Chorus]

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This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
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It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
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It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
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It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream


[Verse 2]

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Eddy drinks bourbon on ice
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Calm his nerves before he talks to his wife
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She don’t know they laid him off last month
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Oh and Sara’s got three mouths to feed
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The first one came when she was 17
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They don’t got much but they sure got love


[Chorus]

E                                                               E  A  E
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
A                                                      E  A  E
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
    G#m                    A        E           G#m   A
It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
A                        B                        E  A  E
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream


[Bridge]

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We all wear collars some white some blue
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One nation under God just searching for the truth
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We laugh we cry, we break our backs
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We all bleed red like the stripes on the flag


[Chorus]

E                                                               E  A  E
This every day, earn your pay, find your way life we’re living in
A                                                      E  A  E
It’s up at dawn, coffees on, make it strong, Monday’s back again
    G#m                    A        E           G#m   A
It’s the same ol’ same routine, we all want the same thing
A                        B                        E  A  E
It’s a hell of a fight, surviving the American Dream