american daydream

this american daydream wrapped me up in gauze and paint
it gave me a relapse, said i liked it better that way
and that may be true i thought, but it shouldn't be that way
so where do i go with the ripped IV dangling from my veins

i don't care what you say to me
it's easy it's easy it's easy
to walk away, to walk away, to walk away from

this conversation has been telling in many ways
but it is not pushing me closer to my goals
and this pile of parking tickets and bills in my face
are making me think i should just do as i'm told

i don't care what you say to me
it's easy it's easy it's easy
to walk away, to walk away, to walk away from

five, six, seven, eight, i can think of better ways
to make me like you than to tell me that i'm pretty
one, two, three, four, i'm not gonna fall for
any of this, because i know it all too well

these american bad boys think they got one over on me
they come with their red sharpies to make editor's marks on my body

i don't care what you say to me
it's easy it's easy it's easy
to walk away, to walk away, to walk away from

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