American Life



Do I have to change my name?

Will it get me far?

Should I lose some weight?

Am I gonna be a star?



I tried to be a boy

I tried to be a girl

I tried to be a mess

I tried to be the best

I guess I did it wrong

That's why I wrote this song

This type of modern life

Is it for me?

This type of modern life

Is it for free?



So I went into a bar

Looking for sympathy

A little company

I tried to find a friend

It's more easily said

It's always been the same

This type of modern life

Is not for me

This type of modern life

Is not for free



Chorus:



American life [American life]

I live the American dream [American dream]

You are the best thing I've seen

You are not just a dream [American life]



I tried to stay ahead

I tried to stay on top

I tried to play the part

But somehow I forgot

Just what I did it for

And why I wanted more

This type of modern life

Is it for me?

This type of modern life

Is it for free?



Do I have to change my name?

Will it get me far?

Should I lose some weight?

Am I gonna be a star?



(chorus)



American life



I tried to be a boy

Tried to be a girl

Tried to be a mess

Tried to be the best

Tried to find a friend

Tried to stay ahead

I tried to stay on top



(Spoken:)

Fuck it



Do I have to change my name?

Will it get me far?

Should I lose some weight?

Am I gonna be a star?



Uh, uh, uh, uh



(Spoken:)

Fuck it



(Spoken:)

I'm drinkin' a soy latte

I get a double shot

It goes right through my body

And you know Ic