《The American Dream》歌词

歌曲： The American Dream

所属专辑：Broadway’s Greatest Leading Men

歌手： Jonathan Pryce

时长： 06:05

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The American Dream - Jonathan Pryce[00:00:00]

My father was a tattoo artist in Haiphong[00:00:11]

but his designs on mother didn't last too long[00:00:17]

my mother sold her body, high on Betel nuts[00:00:21]

my job was bringing red-faced monsieurs to our huts[00:00:27]

selling your mom is a wrench[00:00:32]

perfume can cover a stench[00:00:35]

that's what I learned from the French[00:00:38]

Then it all changed with Dien Bien Phu[00:00:45]

the frogs went home. Who came? Guess who?[00:00:51]

are you surprised we went insane[00:00:57]

with dollars pouring down like rain?[00:01:03]

businessmen never rob banks[00:01:09]

you can sell sh*t and get thanks[00:01:12]

that's what I learned from the Yanks[00:01:15]

I'm fed up with small-time hustles[00:01:20]

I'm too good to waste my talent for greed[00:01:26]

I need room to flex my muscles[00:01:31]

in an ocean where the big sharks feed[00:01:36]

make me Yankee, they're my family[00:01:41]

they're selling what people need[00:01:46]

What's that I smell in the air[00:01:54]

the American dream[00:01:58]

sweet as a new millionaire[00:02:03]

the American dream[00:02:07]

pre-packed, ready-to-wear[00:02:11]

the American dream[00:02:15]

fat, like a chocolate eclair[00:02:20]

as you suck out the cream[00:02:23]

Luck by the tail[00:02:28]

how can you fail?[00:02:33]

and best of all, it's for sale[00:02:37]

the American dream[00:02:40]

Greasy chinks make life so sleazy[00:02:45]

in the States I'll have a club that's four-starred[00:02:50]

men like me there have things easy[00:02:54]

they have a lawyer and a body-guard[00:02:57]

to the Johns there I'll sell blondes there[00:03:02]

that they can charge on a card[00:03:06]

What's that I smell in the air?[00:03:14]

the American dream[00:03:17]

sweet as a suite in Bel-air[00:03:22]

the American dream[00:03:26]

girls can buy tits by the pair[00:03:31]

the American dream[00:03:34]

bald people think they'll grow hair[00:03:39]

the American dream[00:03:43]

call girls are lining time square[00:03:47]

the American dream[00:03:51]

bums there have money to spare[00:03:56]

the American dream[00:03:59]

cars that have bars take you there[00:04:04]

the American dream[00:04:07]

on stage each night: Fred Astaire[00:04:12]

the American dream[00:04:16]

Shlitz down the drain![00:04:20]

pop the Champagne![00:04:24]

it's time we all entertain[00:04:28]

my American dream![00:04:31]

Girls boys invited to hotel[00:04:44]

the American dream[00:04:46]

Wall Street designed to sell[00:04:51]

the American dream[00:04:54]

Come make a life from the hell[00:04:59]

the American dream[00:05:01]

come and get more than your share[00:05:07]

the American dream[00:05:09]

There I will crown[00:05:14]

Miss Chinatown[00:05:19]

all yours for ten percent down[00:05:22]

the American dream![00:05:25]