I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face looked back at me I used to see you on every TV 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 might 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 where things went wrong Might have been when you were young and strong Don't know where 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 might find out It don't matter now, your all washed up Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when you were young and strong American dream, American dream Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when you were young and strong American dream, American dream [1987-05-25, 1987-05-25, Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France band version - debut] Don't know where things went wrong Must have been when You were young and strong Don't know where things went wrong Must have been when You were young and strong Love brought joy and life brought pain The emptiness of money and a name After that things got a little rough In the American dream American dream, American dream American dream, American dream I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face looked down on me I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face looked down on me Now 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 American dream, American dream American dream, American dream 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 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 might find out It don't matter now, you’re all washed up American dream, American dream American dream, American dream American dream, American dream American dream, American dream [1987-06-02, National Exhibition Centre Arena, Birmingham, England solo version] Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when You were young and strong Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when You were young and strong Love brought joy and life brought pain The emptiness of money and a name After that things got a little rough In the American dream American dream, American dream American dream, American dream I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face looked down on me I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face looked down on 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 American dream, American dream American dream, American dream 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 did something so good go bad so fast? American dream, American dream American dream, American dream 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 might find out It don't matter now, you’re all washed up American dream, American dream American dream, American dream [Summer Songs version] Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when You were young and strong Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when You were young and strong Love brought joy and life brought pain The emptiness of money and a name After that things got a little rough In the American dream American dream, American dream American dream, American dream I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face looked down on me American dream, American dream I used to see you on every TV Your smiling face looked down on me American dream, American dream 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 American dream, American dream American dream, American dream American dream, American dream American dream, American dream 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 did something so good go bad so fast? American dream, American dream American dream, American dream Now you think about reaching out Maybe get some help from above American dream, American dream Now you think about reaching out Maybe get some help from above American dream, American dream Reporters crowd around your house Going through your garbage Like a pack of hounds Speculating what they might find out It don't matter now, you’re all washed up American dream, American dream All washed up American dream, American dream Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when We were young and strong American dream, American dream Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when We were young and strong American dream, American dream Don't know where things went wrong Might have been when We were young and strong American dream, American dream