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American Dream Tab

by Casting Crowns


Intro 
                                        
All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
                                                  
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
               
But he's moving on full steam
                               
He's chasing the American dream
                                          
And he's gonna give his family finer things


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verse 1
                                        
Not this time son I've no time to waste
                                       
Maybe Tomorrow we'll have time to play 
                                    
And then he slips into his new BMW
                                                 
And drives farther and farther and farther away

Pre-chorus 1
                                               
'Cause  he works all day and tries to sleep at night 
                                             
He says things will get better; better in time

Chorus 
                                               
'Cause he works and he builds with his own two hands
                                             
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand 
                                       
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in 
                                               
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
                 
His kingdom stands

Verse 2
                   
His American dream is begining to seem 
                             
More and More like a nightmare
                       
with every passing day
                                 
"Daddy, can you come to my game?" 
                                   
"Oh Baby, please don't work late."
                         
Another wasted weekend
                           
And they are slipping away
Pre-Chorus 2
                                               
'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night 
                                             
He tells them  things will get better
                                    
It'll just take a little more time

Chorus

Verse 3
                                        
He used to say, "Who ever died with the most toys wins."
                         
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end

I'll take a shack on a rock 
                        
Over a castle in the sand


Pre-chorus 3
                                               
Now he works all day and cries alone at night 
                                             
It's not getting any better 

Looks like he's running out of time

Chorus

Outro 

All they really wanted was you

All they really wanted was you

All they really wanted was you