It seems to me today that you can fly
As high as the amount of freedom you can buy
And the rich is gettin' richer so the poor get stoned
And never seem to get left alone
And all the crazy people down in Hollywood
Tryin' to make a million dollars and always up to no good;
Wouldn't care to sell their mother to get the cover of the Rollin' Stone! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
And there ain't no perfect picture and there ain't no perfect dream.
If you ain't got any money then you ain't got anything.
If you ain't got an invitation to all the parties in scene;
Then your day might never arrive.
If you go to church on Sunday then you're forgiven of your sins,
But you better check your conscience because it might not let you in.
There's a price to pay for everything collected in the end,
But you'll never ride for free.
So what ever happened to the meaning of equality?
Has it blurred in the wind through the pages of our history?
So eat all you can 'til you're fat and your rippin' at the seams.
And it's all in the name of a Distorted American Dream.
So celebrate your money and you celebrate your pills.
Throw your ethics out the window to keep your house up on the hill.
You gotta get while getting's good and keep your name within the scene
To keep all of your dreams alive.
So what ever happened to the meaning of equality?
Has it blurred in the wind through the pages of our history?
So eat all you can 'til you're fat and your rippin' at the seams.
And it's all in the name of a Distorted American Dream.
It seems to me today that you can fly
As high as the amount of freedom you can buy
And the rich is gettin' richer so the poor get stoned
And never seem to get left alone
And all the crazy people down in Hollywood
Tryin' to make a million dollars and always up to no good.
Wouldn't care to sell their mother to get the cover of the Rollin' Stone!
So what ever happened to the meaning of equality?
Has it blurred in the wind through the pages of our history?
So eat all you can 'til you're fat and your rippin' at the seams
And it's all in the name of a Distorted American Dream.
It's more than it seems;
The American dream;
It's more than it seems.