Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Gene Clark
Canonical path: /gene-clark/the-american-dreamer
Related lyric paths: 6
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The American Dreamer
Read The American Dreamer lyrics by Gene Clark on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The American Dreamer
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Think of all the things that money can buy
A ranch in the mountains and a pleasure for your eye
Then maybe think of things that a dollar bill won't bring
Like someone to hold you close and a song for you to sing
And then think of all the years that it takes to be a fool
Like the lessons you learn in a lifetime like your lifetime was a school
And then think of things that don't turn out what they seem
Like the love you thought you owned in the American dream
The American dreamer sometimes a thinker, sometimes a schemer
Sometimes a child, sometimes a wise man
A lonely sole, great extremer
But none the less the American Dreamer
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Gene Clark performs "The American Dreamer", and this lyric page sits inside the Gene Clark catalog on LyroVerse.
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