Ha Ha Tonka - American Ambition lyrics

I was born with American Ambition in my blood I consider it an attribute If only because I was You were born with a silver spoon Laying just out of reach No such thing as the American dream They couldn't teach it anymore An educational afternoon In the mid-90s You said it didn't bother you Well, it bothered me I was born with American Ambition in my blood A false sense of entitlement It'll never be enough Yeah, you promised me the whole world When I didn't ask But I believe that in the end I might settle for only your half Belief is a bet I placed on myself Faith was a gamble on somebody else I keep the world at arms length And my hands to myself My time spent alone for somebody else Patience please wait on me, be a good friend I was born with American Ambition in my blood I know it'll be the d**h of me If only because