Lyrics
American Dream Cafe – © 2016 Mette Halling, John Croizat
[D]It’s six o’clock in the morning, I’m [G]doing what I usually [D]do
I take orders, pour coffee, [A]listen to what's new
[D]Two eggs easy, hash browns, [G]Bill's got a broken [D]heart
Buckwheat pancakes, bacon side, [A]Marty’s truck won't [D]start
[G]I was just out of school, not [D]sure what I would do
I took a [G]job waiting tables, [A]just for a week or two.
[D]Here I am at forty three; [G]guess I'm going to [D]stay
Just another busy morning at the [A]American Dream [D]Cafe
[D]Up there on that TV screen, they [G]put on quite a [D]show
But the folks who really matter are the [A]people that you know
[D]You might think this is no where; I [G]don't see it that [D]way
There's a lot of real good people at the [A]American Dream [D]Cafe
Bridge
[Bm]But if I told you it was all great, [D]that would be a lie
[Bm]The rich keep getting richer, the [A]rest of us get by
[D]The plant closed down last year, a [G]lot of folks moved [D]on
If it wasn't for that Interstate, this [A]cafe would be [D]gone
Break on Bridge
[D]The paper's full of bad news, [G]hard to know what's [D]true
It seems so far away 'til it [A]happens to you
[D]Jobs gone to China, [G]global warming on the [D]way.
Just another busy morning at the [A]American Dream [D]Cafe
[G]And John and Linda are getting married, [D]somewhere out of town
The [G]price of corn and soybeans goes [A]up and down
[D]Bobbie bought a backhoe, [G]she’s got a baby on the [D]way.
It's another busy morning, at the [A]American Dream [D]Cafe
It's another busy morning, at the [A]American Dream [D]Café [G][D][A][D]
It’s six o’clock in the morning, I’m doing what I usually do
I take orders, and pour coffee, and listen to what's new
Two eggs easy, hash browns, Bill's got a broken heart - again
Buckwheat pancakes, bacon side, Marty's truck won't start
Well I was just out of school, not sure what I would do
Took a job waiting tables, just for a week or two.
Here I am at forty three; I guess I'm going to stay
It’s just another busy morning at the American Dream Cafe
Now up there on that TV screen, they put on quite a show
But the folks who really matter are the people that you know
You might think this is nowhere; I don't see it that way
There's a lot of real good people at the American Dream Cafe
But if I told you it was all great, that would be a lie
The rich keep getting richer, the rest of us get by
The plant closed down last year, a lot of folks moved on
If it wasn't for that Interstate, this cafe would be gone
Well the paper are always full of bad news; it’s hard to know what's true
Seems so far away until it happens to you
Jobs gone to China, global warming’s here to stay
It's another busy morning at the American Dream Cafe
John and Linda are getting married, somewhere out of town
The price of corn and soybeans goes up and down
Bobbie bought a backhoe, and she’s got a baby on the way
It's just another busy morning, at the American Dream Cafe
It's just another busy morning, at the American Dream Cafe