One life to live is what we really get and we think we live, but all of us are dying A little more each day It's six o'clock time to get up and get ready for work 'cause we can't be late Or else we won't get paid and everybody wants to make a little more Than all the friends living next door Security in exchange for emptiness Is the price in the USA Two steps behind of the American dream Two steps behind and then some more Two steps behind is where you'll find my boys and me This All-American dream's more like a nightmare to me and I wanna do is wake up How much money will it take How many hours a day will keep you from the grave? Mr. Gates, are you gonna freeze yourself like Mr. Disney did? To keep your dream alive So you won't have to die Well, everybody wants to live a little more Than all the friends living next door Security in exchange for emptiness Is the price in the USA Two steps behind of the American dream Two steps behind and then some more Two steps behind is where you'll find my boys and me This All-American dream's more like a nightmare to me and I wanna do is wake up Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Two steps behind of the American dream Two steps behind and then some more Two steps behind is where you'll find my boys and me This All-American dream's more like a nightmare to me This All-American dream's more like a nightmare to me This All-American dream's more like a nightmare to me This All-American dream's more like a nightmare to me and I wanna do is wake up