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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 boyI tried to be a girlI tried to be a messI tried to be the bestI guess I did it wrongThat's why I wrote this songThis type of modern lifeIs it for me?This type of modern lifeIs it for free?So I went into a barLooking for sympathyA little companyI tried to find a friendIt's more easily saidIt's always been the sameThis type of modern lifeIs not for meThis type of modern lifeIs not for freeSongtexteAmerican life [American life]I live the American dream [American dream]You are the best thing I've seenYou are not just a dream [American life]I tried to stay aheadI tried to stay on topI tried to play the partBut somehow I forgotJust what I did it forAnd why I wanted moreThis type of modern lifeIs it for me?This type of modern lifeIs it for free?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 seenYou are not just a dream [American life]American lifeI tried to be a boyTried to be a girlTried to be a messTried to be the bestTried to find a friendTried to stay aheadI tried to stay on topFuck itDo I have to change my name?Will it get me far?Should I lose some weight?Am I gonna be a star?Uh, fuck itUh, fuck itUh, fuck itI'm drinkin' a soy latteI get a double shotéIt goes right through my bodyAnd you know I'm satisfiedI drive my Mini CooperAnd I'm feeling super-duperYo they tell me I'm a trooperAnd you know I'm satisfiedI do yoga and pilatesAnd the room is full of hottiesSo I'm checking out their bodiesAnd you know I'm satisfiedI'm diggin' on the isotopeThis metaphysics shit is dopeAnd if all this can give me hopeYou know I'm satisfiedI got a lawyer and a managerAn agent and a chefThree nannies, an assistantAnd a driver and a jetA trainer and a butlerAnd a bodyguard or fiveA gardener and a stylistDo you think I'm satisfied?I'd like to express my extreme point-of-viewI'm not a Christian and I'm not a JewI'm just living out the American dreamAnd I just realized that nothing is what it seemsDo I have to change my name? [American life]Am I gonna be a star? [I'm the American dream]Do I have to change my name? [American life]Am I gonna be a star? [I'm the American dream]Do I have to change my name?[American life][I'm the American dream]American life, I'm the American dream... Aus Songtexte Mania