Wake up again in an old motel, is it somewhere different? I can't tell
Every set of curtains opens to the open road
And I'm missing you like hell, this van is like a prison cell
And I know you have gone with her and I can't go back home
I've been American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
But I never seem to get no rest
I should get some rest today, then pack my bags, be on my way
But my mind's always working on the way it could have been
Trying to tow a tight rope line, find a way to feel half fine
Without drowning in this wine, calling you again
I've been American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
But I never seem to get no rest
I'm losing touch with all my friends
That want to remind me who I am
If I could just get back home to pick up where we left off
I'd take better care of myself
I'd stop drinking from the bottom shelf
But my old wheels keep spinning and I cannot make them stop
I've been American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
But I never seem to get no rest
So I'll get back home and try to be
Someone that's something like me
But I've forgotten all my angels out here in the wind
Sitting out with my mind, I meditate to pass the time
But there's something inside sitting sane all over again
I've been American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm just American dreaming, oh oh oh
But I never seem to get no rest
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
I'm American dreaming, oh oh oh
But I never seem to get no rest