Young, Neil - American Dream Lyrics






I used to see you
on every T.V.
Your smiling face
looked back at me.
I used to see you
on every T.V.
Your smiling face
looked back at me.
Then they caught you
with the girl next door,
People's money
piled on the floor,
Accusations
that you try to deny,
Revelations
and rumors begin to fly.

Now you think about
reaching out
Maybe get some help
from above.
Now you think about
reaching out
Maybe get some help
from above.
Reporters crowd around
your house.
Going through your garbage
like a pack of hounds,
Speculating what they
may find out,
It don't matter now,
you're all washed up.

You wake up in the middle
of the night.
Your sheets are wet
and your face is white,
You tried to make
a good thing last,
How could something so good,
go bad, so fast?

American dream, American dream
American dream, American dream.

Don't know when
things went wrong,
Might have been when you
were young and strong.
Don't know when
things went wrong,
Might have been when you
were young and strong.
Reporters crowd around
your house.
Going through your garbage
like a pack of hounds,
Speculating what they
may find out,
It don't matter now,
you're all washed up.

Don't know when
things went wrong,
Might have been when you
were young and strong.
American dream, American dream.
Don't know when
things went wrong,
Might have been when you
were young and strong.
American dream, American dream.





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  1. A.... L....

    I've been looking for this song for almost 30 years lmaoooo I'm so fucking happy right now

  2. T.... W....

    Always nice when a guy like Neil Young, an immigrant to America, who found fame and an extremely large fortune because of his coming to America, finds a way to trash America.

    T.... W....

    That's weird!
    I thought the self-serving politicians & con-men were trashing the American dream; here the whole time they're the good guys?
    Give yer head a shake, buddy...

    T.... W....

    @Kerri Wilson I shook as directed. I still find it distasteful to hear such criticism from outsiders like Neil Young and his immigrant compadre Graham Nash. These guys come to America; they plunder it to achieve great wealth and then turn around, and kick America in the teeth, so to speak. How can anyone defend that?

  3. m.... o....

    Katie Hill do you hear that fife?

  4. N.... ....

    "WMG, get lost." LOL this is the best line on YouTube.

  5. M.... ....

    Red tail hawk sound with bald eagle picture is part of our growing up

  6. R.... H....

    Goddamn mint, that's all

  7. R.... ....

    As a Canadian I always will be American friendly! Not better neighbours can be found. Sorry we have Trudeau guys..."He does not speak for all of us" !!!

  8. M.... H....

    Has a whole new dimension in these Trumpian days yes?

  9. R.... O....

    Love the picture at 3:30 lol Shot him in the ass.
    Yeah.. Neil is like that, man. :)

  10. N.... P....

    EPSTEIN!

  11. P.... S....

    ever wondered why there's so much crime? Could it be, "unbridled capitalism"?

  12. N.... S....

    probably Alex Jones best song

  13. T.... T....

    usually a super band is formed from already famous people from different bands... this was a super group right from the beginning!

  14. S.... P....

    I dedicate this song to the swamp monsters!

  15. E.... ....

    I have assed attempt at a song by a bunch of over-the-hill hippies.

  16. B.... S....

    Neil said he did this album for his friend David Crosby. He told him if he'd get sober that he'd do an album with CSN. Dave got sober and here we are. 🙌

  17. P.... R....

    As relevant today as in 1988. Perhaps even more so.

  18. j.... c....

    73 politicians thumbed down

  19. K.... K....

    LOVE this song!!

  20. �.... �....

    💀💀💀

  21. D.... G....

    I have such a fond memory of this song! When it first came out in Canada, I was in high school and stayed overnight at my girlfriends parents house. Her parents were upstairs and we were alone in the living room. This song was always on blast by Much Music and it was playing in the background. My girlfriend and I hadn't found a safe place to fuck yet, at that time, so we were horny as jackrabbits, sweatin' for our first time together.

    We had school uniforms, so she was wearing a kilt and we started kissing on the couch and it got a little heated. So, I started taking off her panties. Once I got them off, her parents came downstairs and interrupted to drive us to school, So she had to go to school with a kilt and no panties. It was really hot!

    The sexual energy while this song was playing in the background seemed to fuse it with my mind lol..

  22. j.... c....

    election night 2016

  23. m.... f....

    The American dream is real, you just have to be asleep to experience it.

  24. 1.... ....

    Finally l found this song. great memories.

  25. J.... S....

    CSNY (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) rocks in "American Dream" even with Neil Young.

  26. R.... ....

    So corny it's hilarious

  27. J.... F....

    I'm NOW reminded of donny & melanoma trump with this song....SO BEFITTING!!

    J.... F....

    LOL how will blumpf ever recover?

  28. L.... S....

    This song always makes me smile:)

  29. M.... I....

    Política. Religião. Patriotismo. Hipocrisia.

  30. M.... O....

    YOU'RE ALL WASHED UP!

  31. r.... a....

    This is a big drop off from their earlier stuf.

  32. M.... M....

    POTUS 46 MICHAEL MANOCCHIO SUMMA CUM LAUDE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL APRIL 1989 GRADUATE AT 19 YEARS OF AGE. ALSO, AMERICAN NAVY SEAL PLATOON EXECUTIONIST !!! 3 YHWH

  33. P.... s....

    This beat is so catchy.

  34. M.... T....

    Awesome tune

  35. 4.... E....

    love this song !!!!!!!!!!!!

  36. B.... F....

    The guys all agreed that this reunion album just "didn't work" and wasn't what fans were hoping for.  They didn't even bother touring to support it.

  37. G.... R....

    More real now then ever. The rise and fall of the Trump.

  38. c.... p....

    as soon as I got my wi fi this is the first song I looked up

  39. j.... ....

    Id been trying to find this song for the past ten years!!

  40. F.... 7....

    It's a Good Song !

  41. G.... R....

    Time to stick Trump's face into this video.

    G.... R....

    Give it up. The guys sleazy but at least he's a jealous sleaze who doesn't always listen to the traitors around him, since he thinks he already know the answer to everything.

  42. I.... ....

    The opening copter shot !! Looks like the start of the old sitcom >>> *NEWHART* !!

    I.... ....

    If'n you don't agree , I will tickle you 'til ya pee . Sorry that rhymed . I was trying to be taken serious-like .

  43. C.... C....

    every politician is fukkin around. get over it

  44. c.... ....

    I know this isn't CSNY favourite tune,but I like it

  45. K.... P....

    Eerie, and sad, how beautifully this applies to the current American situation in politics, and in culture generally. And some of the comments --like comments in every public forum now--point directly to how it happened. Americans blind to what's happening right before them, embracing it both gratefully and angrily. Sigh.

  46. D.... ....

    too bad these liberal hacks,sang about the wrong party,ruins the whole song.

  47. B.... M....

    Always thought this song ( American dream ) was about Jim and Tammy Baker.

  48. r.... -....

    Wunderschöner Song, Danke😊😀😁☺

  49. j.... m....

    I grew up with them sad to realize what a leftist indoctrination was their part of all of the themes.

  50. M.... H....

    The bass line's abut Hall n Oatsey ..... and not a bad thing either

  51. E.... P....

    Illuminati confirmed.

  52. M.... P....

    911 Changed everything.

    M.... P....

    Why? This song is all about corruption.

  53. z.... ....

    I always wondered What Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker thought of this song. Love this song

    z.... ....

    American robber baron - thieves

  54. J.... M....

    "Omg, who could possibly give this a thumbs down?"
    "People who like Ted Nugent."

    J.... M....

    I like the Nuge...whats wrong wit dat

  55. m.... g....

    If Neil Young recorded himself barfing with diahrea id buy the CD.

  56. J.... W....

    This would have made a great movie why didn't Neil pursue this they are great!!

  57. J.... B....

    applies to Clinton and Obama and Trump as well my Puppet dreaming friends

  58. J.... B....

    God life was good when you had this music to listen to

  59. b.... d....

    I know the bass line is straight out of Motown but it sounds great really drives the song

  60. M.... P....

    Great song for those murderess Clinton's !!!!!!

  61. M.... T....

    this is for you Hilary

  62. a.... p....

    Now ya think about reachin' out, try to get some help - from above.

  63. C.... G....

    E*L*P WILD*KINGDOM LEATHER*EARRING (JK) @~12:42pm-EST (CV) @~12:46pm-EST (AT) @~12:54pm-EST (LL) @~13:00pm-EST @~13:01pm-EST (LM101) @~01:02:23pm-EST @~01:02:23pm-EST @~01:02:23pm-EST SUNDAY JULY 23 2017AD

  64. M.... W....

    It's a shame this is the only version of the song I can find on Youtube. Anyone know where I can find a clean, audio-only upload of this song? I'd really appreciate it :)

    Have an awesome day!

  65. t.... j....

    an American classic

  66. L.... K....

    haha. funny. those are some excellent lyrics! I forgot to listen to the song. to busy listning to the story! .

  67. R.... ....

    Such magnificent musicality...flute, drums, bass, many kinds of guitar, Graham's harmonies....somebody save me from this mega-pixel mortality.

  68. T.... T....

    This song is like coffee in the morning to me

  69. d.... ....

    i would say things went wrong in 46 when the first bomb was dropped on nagasaki

  70. r.... L....

    love the flute in this song

  71. W.... H....

    This the new theme song of the so called "Trump administration" because so far it doen't administer anything and I would bet anything that in 4 years they will be all washed up!

    W.... H....

    William Hutcheson tax cuts

  72. r.... L....

    great song love the flute sound

  73. F.... ....

    Sad how much they'd dropped off from early writing. This is hand clapping pop pablum. Sorry Neil.

    F.... ....

    Timely, prescient and still-relevant lyrics. If the dated synth-flute hook had been replaced by an acoustic guitar lick, it would be considered a minor lost classic.

  74. H.... B....

    I like this old tune but I can't help to think it should have been the election song for that asshole Donald Trump. (At least the words)

    H.... B....

    Honestly i was thinking more like Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal

  75. R.... ....

    Cool old tune from back in my youth lol..

  76. s.... ....

    Gary Hart!

  77. m.... s....

    Clearly this wasnt CSN or CSNYs best moment.

    m.... s....

    Exactly. Pretty weak.

  78. S.... B....

    Alex Jones... too funny!

  79. G.... T....

    Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it....

  80. R.... N....

    Still a a great one

  81. M.... H....

    I love these guys - but what the f happened during the 80s? The effects of prolonged cocaine use are serious!

    M.... H....

    Just seemed like the thing to do at the time.👀🙊

  82. J.... Q....

    This is about as relevant now as ever.

  83. 7.... ....

    Not enough variation to be interesting.

    7.... ....

    7beers ur mom said da same bout u

  84. K.... ....

    That little flute thing he's playing has got to be the best sound. :3

    K.... ....

    Krysten55 it's called a Fife.

    K.... ....

    @Kara Shields
    Paul revere played the fife.
    Allegedly...the songs about the Baker ministry
    Were seeing what they were warning about.
    Like paul revere and his fife.

  85. A.... J....

    Alex Jones is a great musician

    A.... J....

    William JHF kkkkkkkk lol tks for make me laugh.

    A.... J....

    ALAKS Jownes Yep. And Faul McCartney died in 66, and John Lennon or Michael Jackson are not dead and Pls no mentioned Elvis...
    This kind of ridiculous Conspiracy Teorie it's kinda: C'mmon lets bring down the true conspiracy. Just saying. Cheers.

    A.... J....

    Alex Jones lol, the only conspiracy is rumors that fat sack of shit can find his dick.

    A.... J....

    & Neil Young in this looks like The Amazing Atheist.

    A.... J....

    mature.

  86. A.... F....

    I love how Neil mocks the greedy bastards in this world and highlights their flaws.

    What the fuck is that fat evil bastard David 'Gimmee another liver" Crosby doing in that heaven shot???? Someone step on his face!

  87. B.... ....

    For Ted Cruz

  88. A.... �....

    I remember this from Inspector Gadget!!!

  89. m.... ....

    came outa nowhere back in the 80s. was in the service and hated it. this helped alot since i didn't get high....hahhaa. thanks fellas for posting

  90. s.... h....

    stomping tune , did someone else cover this ?

  91. B.... ....

    A proper banging tune. BO SELECTA!

  92. N.... J....

    DAM this song is so true... t

  93. J.... B....

    A crest commercial in spanish.....................thank God for mute!

    J.... B....

    & thank God for Adblock.

  94. f.... b....

    I challenge any band of future potential to write and perform a song of this calibre ??????

    f.... b....

    +filo bedo you should go to hippy festivals

    f.... b....

    Different times. Every era has it's problems but right now art is in a bad state in a lot of ways because of corrupt business and a sterilized environment for our youth. 1984.

    f.... b....

    Good luck with that!!😁Not a fan but this is a great song!

  95. c.... v....

    great song

  96. p.... ....

    Politicians are humans with all the flaws that go along with that.
    If you wanted to vote for Saints don't vote because they don't exist.

    p.... ....

    +poodtang1 I do believe that the current situation is well below that benchmark.

    p.... ....

    @JD97711

    Don't know what the hell happened to people. I don't remember them being like this when I was a kid.

    p.... ....

    +poodtang1 May you see what you truly are and until then just keep quiet, there is a lot more going on with the human entity than you know... feed your head with knowledge of wisdom and then you can shine.
    Politicians are our paid servants, they serve WE THE PEOPLE, since when did you ever thing otherwise? SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE MADNESS, THE LIES, AND CLEAR UP THE MISTAKES OF THREE THOUSAND YEARS, this human entity is barbaric now more than ever. It's all a reflection of you.

    p.... ....

    politics is giving and taking back more than what you promised to give...

    p.... ....

    politics is for those who's God is money

  97. C.... L....

    more liftest crap

  98. k.... s....

    I was finally finished schooling with a political science of America political vis Canada. I still think it's a republican party theme song. Well it could be a song that apply to all of them now.

    k.... s....

    +keith scharfl

    Nail on the head.

    k.... s....

    there is a lot of corruption in politics, I think it has got worse, but it's been there for a long time

  99. j.... ....

    funniest video-they all characters..