Oh yeah the American dream
American dream
The American dream
And so you want to get American visa
Want to go where they say the living is easier
Since you were young you been told
You can get anything there
Bought or sold
Freedom and prosperity for all
Equal opportunity is the call
But words without deeds
Is like a garden full of weeds
So you better take heed
So you better beware
And you better take care
Cause you just might be heading for a nightmare
Oh yeah the American dream
The American dream
Is not what it seems
And so it's better to seek your home
In Mount Zion I than in Rome
Cause when the levee go dry
A lot of people go cry
Some might even die
And so it's Africa for Africans
India for Indians
China for the Chinese ones
Europe for the Europeans
And now you understand
I hope you find your land
Because a dream is not reality
Oh yeah the American dream
American dream
The American dream
Oh yeah the American dream
The American dream
Is not what it seems
Yeah
For some it means the power and glory
And still for some a superficial story
Still for some an illusion filled with confusion
And hallucinations
I know for some it means emancipation
Or a member of an organisation
But when the big corporations
Get you in litigation you need protection
From most High Jah Rastafari
So you better beware
And you better take care
Cause you just might be heading for a nightmare
Oh yeah the American dream
The American dream
The American dream
Is not what it seems
(talked)
Why do you slumber
From January to December
Dream will only last while you sleep
Yeah, so look before you leap