She Was A Midwestern Prom Queen
Got Her Boyfriend Headed Out West
They Ended Up In The Valley
In A One Room Apartment
A Disconnected Phone
Yeah

Now Five Years Later She's Single
She's Got Two Kids And A Note
And If She Gets A Moment To Herself
She Can Remember How Everything Used
To Go Her Way
She Says

Where Did The Time Go
When Everything Was Simple And Free?
I Want To Know What Happened
Somebody Woke Me Before I Could
Have My American Dream

For Twenty Years He Worked Corporate
He Planned To Early Retire
His CEO He Stole A Billion Dollars
Now He's Working At Denny's
Hoping For A Raise
He Thinks

Where Did The Time Go
When Everything Was Simple And Free?
I Want To Know What Happened
Somebody Woke Me Before I Could
Have My American Dream

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

I'm A Little Bit Rebel
I'm A Bit Patriot
I Can See They're Both Sides Of The Coin
But Still It Gets A Bit Rough
Everything Is Screwed Up
I Guess It­s Just The American Way

Sometimes I Wonder How You Are
You're Up In New York City With A Family
I Think I Could Have Been Your Guy
It's Just A Moment In Time That Is Slipping On Away

Where Did The Time Go
When Everything Was Simple And Free?
I Want To Know What Happened
Somebody Woke Me Before I Could Have
My American Dream
My American Dream

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

She Was A Midwestern Prom Queen
Got Her Boyfriend Headed Out West