Song Description
The American Dream is hard to attain for many. Easy pop rock beat and cool ambience.
| Song Length |
4:08 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Pop - General |
Lyrics
LAND OF THE FREE
© 2005 Williamson-Hymes
She's waiting for an elevator
heading down, pinstripe productivity;
Across the way, a man on a
skeleton of rails,
is looking over the city;
They climbed the ladder to the sky,
with no fear in their eye;
Such a long way to go,
and the world is moving slow...
In the land of the free,
You can be what you want to be,
they say
She shifts her briefcase to
her other hand,
dreamed to dance --
But life had other plans;
He pulls a derrick,
swings it 'round --
Love is a long way down.
In a moment of truth,
she sees him,
a tremor through the glass;
Not a moment too soon,
she turns her back,
and lets it pass.
Chorus
Bought and sold,
the whole story told
for just a living wage;
We're all working for the gold
and living in a gilded cage.
The doorman runs up the flag,
glares at the lady on the grate;
She's got her world in a bag,
and nothing on her plate.