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lyrics
Wake up in the morning ‘fore the break of dawn
Tumble outta bed and turn the radio on
Stirring up the coffee as I’m hummin’ along
Sounds of the working week coming on strong
The days are long but the nights can be redeeming
Gridlock traffic and transferring trains
Burnin’ through the daylight ‘til nothing remains
Saving for the future, trying to make yourself a name
‘Til you get there and you find out that it’s all the same
Some call it playing the game, some call it American dreaming
Meanwhile on the highway in the dark of the night
Some lost soul’s steppin’ into the light
Tryin’ to make it happen, goin’ town to town
Racing the clock and chasing a sound
No one around in the twilight gleaming
Faster alone, further together
We’ll weather the storm knowin’ won’t last forever
As all the golden hours traded for green
Slowly fall victim to the daily routine
And the moments between
are lost in American dreaming
Now baby’s in the bedroom talking on the phone
I’m just sitting here drinking alone
Thinking about the places I have been
Wondering if I’m ever gonna see ‘em again
The taste of wine is sweet but in the end it has no meaning
So I try to stay thankful for everything I’ve got
You are what you are and you’re not what you’re not
You live and you die and then you’re forgot
Pretty little tombstone marking the spot
Or maybe not...maybe it was all just American dreaming
Words and music by Ricky Stein
credits
released January 11, 2020
Ricky Stein - guitar, vocals
Erin Stein - vocals
Gary Newcomb - pedal steel guitar
Phil Morris - bass
Andrew Gerfers - drums
Recorded by Ben Gallaway at Z Sounds Studios, Dripping Springs, TX, December 2019
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