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, fuck it (repeat 3
times)
(Spoken:) I'm drinkin' a soy latte I get a
double shotй It goes right through my body And you know I'm satisfied I
drive my Mini Cooper And I'm feeling super-duper Yo they tell me I'm a
trooper And you know I'm satisfied I do yoga and pilates And the room
is full of hotties So I'm checking out their bodies And you know I'm
satisfied I'm diggin' on the isotope This metaphysics shit is dope And
if all this can give me hope You know I'm satisfied I got a lawyer and a
manager An agent and a chef Three nannies, an assistant And a driver
and a jet A trainer and a butler And a bodyguard or five A gardener and
a stylist Do you think I'm satisfied?
I'd like to express my extreme
point-of-view I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew I'm just living out
the American dream And I just realized that nothing is what it
seems
Do I have to change my name? [American life] Am I gonna be a
star? [I'm the American dream] Do I have to change my name? [American
life] Am I gonna be a star? [I'm the American dream] Do I have to change
my name?
[American life] [I'm the American dream] (repeat and
fade)
Madonna - American Life - 2003
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