American Dream

I know that I'll never go back homeSé que nunca volveré a casa

To the life I had, the life that I had knownA la vida que tenía, la vida que conocía

They put me on the cover of their magazinesMe pusieron en la portada de sus revistas

Scarlet skies and broken dreamsCielos escarlata y sueños rotos

They promised me that we would change the worldMe prometieron que cambiaríamos el mundo

For better or for worstPara mejor o para peor

All I wanted was the rock 'n rollTodo lo que quería era el rock 'n roll

All I wanted was to see the worldTodo lo que quería era ver el mundo

But happenings on the streetsPero los sucesos en las calles

Are mingo with the cooch and pitSon mezcla de lo vulgar y lo sórdido

Is this not, the life that you wanted¿Esto no es, la vida que querías

You wanted to have?Que querías tener?

Is this not, how you imagine it would be¿Esto no es, cómo imaginabas que sería

When you would start to live in HollywoodCuando empezaras a vivir en Hollywood?

They tell me to dress so they scaredMe dicen que me vista para asustarlos

Look so though like you just don't careParece que no te importa nada

We'll package you, and put you on displayTe empaquetaremos y te pondremos en exhibición

And everyone gets their carY todos tendrán su auto

And we'll cruise down the hole and driveY recorreremos el agujero y conduciremos

And we'll all feel so alive and wellY todos nos sentiremos tan vivos y bien

This is well, this is what I've waited forEstá bien, esto es lo que he esperado

Is this not, the life that you wanted¿Esto no es, la vida que querías

You wanted to have?Que querías tener?

Is this not, how you imagine it would be¿Esto no es, cómo imaginabas que sería

When you would start to live in HollywoodCuando empezaras a vivir en Hollywood?

What have we done?¿Qué hemos hecho?

What have we become?¿En qué nos hemos convertido?

Nobody grows, oh, in HollywoodNadie crece, oh, en Hollywood

With your plastic smile, and your VIPsCon tu sonrisa de plástico y tus VIP

Your credit cards and your fansy hillsTus tarjetas de crédito y tus colinas elegantes

You are the modern day Robin Hood with a twistEres el Robin Hood moderno con un giro

Who takes from the poorQue quita a los pobres

And gives to the richY da a los ricos

Who takes from the poorQue quita a los pobres

And gives to the richY da a los ricos

You're all so dead insideTodos ustedes están tan muertos por dentro