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American Life Lyrics By Madonna

    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 american life
    i live the american dream american dream
    you are the best thing i’ve seen
    you are not just a dream american life

    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

    refrain
    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 american life
    i live the american dream american dream
    you are the best thing i’ve seen
    you are not just a dream american life

    4
    i tried to be a boy
    tried to be a girl
    tried to be a mess
    tried to be the best
    tried to find a friend
    tried to stay ahead
    i tried to stay on top
    fuck it

    refrain
    do i have to change my name
    will it get me far
    should i lose some weight
    am i gonna be a star

    break
    a fuck it
    a fuck it
    a fuck it
    a fuck it

    5
    i’m drinking a soy latte
    i get a double shoté
    it goes right through my body and you know i’m satisfied
    i drive my mini cooper and i’m feeling superdooper
    yo they tell 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

    do i have to change my name american life
    am i gonna be a star i live the american dream
    do i have to change my name american life
    am i gonna be a star i live the american dream
    do i have to change my name
    american life i live the american dream
    american life i live the american dream
    american life i live the american dream
    american life

    Artist: Madonna

    Year: 2003

    Decade: 00s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 262