“American Ghosts”

(Verse 1)
Woke up to sirens, rent’s due Monday
Coffee’s cold, but the bills don’t wait
Two jobs, still counting pennies
While the landlords raise the gate
My kid asked why we eat beans again—
I smiled and said, “It’s a lean cuisine plan.”

(Chorus)
This ain’t the dream they sold on TV
Just debt with a picket fence and a dying tree
One flat tire, one fever high—
And you’re sleeping under freeway sky
We’re not broke, we’re just ghosts in plain view
Working hard for a future that’s overdue
Yeah, the American Dream’s got a price tag now…
And it’s written in red on our foreheads somehow

(Verse 2)
Insurance called—it’s “not covered”
Said my pain’s too rich for their plan
But the ER bill came like thunder
In a language I’ll never understand
Lost my shift ‘cause my car gave out
Now the repo man knows my name, no doubt

(Chorus)
This ain’t the dream they sold on TV
Just debt with a picket fence and a dying tree
One missed check, one hospital stay—
And your whole life just slips away
We’re not lazy, just tired to the bone
Building mansions while we sleep in our own
Yeah, the American Dream’s got a border now…
And half of us are dreaming of leaving town

(Bridge)
They say “pull yourself up by your bootstraps”—
But mine are frayed and soaked in rain
While billionaires launch toys to Mars
We’re rationing insulin again

(Outro)
So pack the bags, sell what’s left
Maybe peace costs less somewhere else
‘Cause here, hope’s a luxury store
And we’ve been locked out the back door…
Just American ghosts—
Haunting the land that forgot us most.

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2. The Bait of Greed
3. Dancing on a Sunbeam
4. No More Hate
5. Horizon
6. The Gift of Love
7. Fool’s Gold Rush
8. One Home, Only One
9. The Dawn of 2026
10. Selfishness – the Devil We Love
11. You Are the Sun
12. Dawn Together
13. Chaos in the Supply Chain Blues
14. King of the Ruins