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American Dream

by Raye Zaragoza

on Fight for You (2017)

[Verse 1]
I've been thinking about the news
Daddy leaves it on all day through
I've been thinking about the wars
And to be honest, I can't take it anymore

[Post-verse 1]
I hear you everyday
The awful words you say

[Refrain]
But hate can't be
The face of the American Dream

[Verse 2]
I've been thinking about my life
And how one day I wanna be a mother and a wife
I've been scared of that thought too
In a world of struggle, what are we gonna do?

[Post-verse 2]
I hear you everyday
Saying, "it's gonna be okay"

[Refrain]
But hate can't be
The face of the American Dream

[Chorus]
And I know
We've got a long way to go
But I've got to believe
That change is a choice, and it can start with me

[Verse 3]
And I've been thinking about our mother
And how they took her away from her people
Put her in a boarding school
Away from her brother, sister, and culture

[Post-verse 3]
I can hear her every night
Saying, "we've gotta make this right"

[Refrain]
'Cause hate can't be
The face of the American Dream

[Chorus]
And I know
We've got a long way to go
But I've got to believe
That change is a choice, and it can start with me

[Outro]
And change is a choice, and it can start with me
And change is a choice, and it can start with you