American Life lyrics

Do I have to
change my name?
Will it get me far?

Should I lose
some weight?
Am I gonna be a star?

I tried to be a boy
I tried to be a girl

I tried to be a mess
I tried to be the best

I guess I did it wrong
That's why
I wrote this song

This type
of modern life
Is it for me?

This type
of modern life
Is it for free?

So I went into a bar
looking for sympathy

A little company
I tried to find a friend

It's more easily said
it's always been
the same

This type of
modern life
is not for me

This type of
modern life
is not for free

American life
I live the
American dream

You are the best
thing I've seen

You are not
just a dream

I tried to stay ahead
I tried to stay on top
I tried to play the part

But somehow I forgot
Just what I did it for

And why I wanted more

This type of modern life
Is it for me?

This type of modern life
Is it for free?

Do I have to
change my name?

Will it get me far?

Should I lose
some weight?
Am I gonna be a star?

American life

I live the
American dream

You are the best
thing I've seen

You are
not just a dream

I tried to be a boy
I tried to be a girl
I tried to be a mess
I tried to be the best

I tried to find a friend
I tried to stay ahead
I tried to stay on top

Do I have to
change my name?
Will it get me far?

Should I lose
some weight?

Am I gonna
be a star?

RAP:
I'm drinking a
soy latte
I get a double shot

It goes right
through my body
And you know
I'm satisfied

I drive my Mini Cooper
and I'm feeling super
dooper. Yo they tell me
I'm a trooper and you
know I'm satisfied

I do yoga and pilates
And the room is full of
hotties so I'm checking
out the bodies and you
know I'm satisfied

I'm digging on the isotopes
This metaphysics shit
is dope and if all this can
give me hope
You know I'm satisfied

I got a lawyer
and a manager
An agent and a chef

Three nannies,
an assistant
And a driver and a jet
A trainer and a butler
And a bodyguard or five

A gardener and a stylist
Do you think
I'm satisfied?

I'd like to express my
extreme point of view
I'm not a Christian and
I'm not a Jew

I'm just living out the
American dream
And I just realized
that nothing is
what it seems...

SING:
Do I have to
change my name?

Am I gonna
be a star?

Do I have to
change my name?