Alabama Shakes - American Dream Lyrics

Alabama Shakes Lyrics

"American Dream"

I thought we wanted the same things
I must be dreaming

The American Dream
Peace, love, happiness
The impossible dream
Opportunity, freedom
I must be dreaming
The American Dream
I must be dreaming
I must be dreaming
The impossible dream
I must be dreaming

What are we doing?
What are we doing?

Out of reach
Double speak
Got the White House pretty and pimped out
Gun reform
My body, my choice
Got the big TV to show you what you didn't even know you wanted

Got the E.P.A
Sure is hot today
Low-grade fever, lower-wage people
How many folks got shot this week?
It's enough to make you wanna go back to sleep

The American Dream
I wanna go back to sleep now
The impossible dream
I can't keep dreaming
The American Dream
The impossible dream

Dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream
Dream, dream, dream
Dream, keep dreaming
Keep dreaming, keep
Dreaming, keep
Dreaming

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Writer(s): Brittany Amber Howard, Zachary Riley Cockrell, Heath Allen Fogg

album: "I Must Be Dreaming" (2026)

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