Marty Robbins - The American Dream lyrics

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Well the sun's settin' on the veranda<br />

As the ceilin' fan stirs the air<br />

I pour me another a-what I've been drinkin'<br />

Sit back in my wicker chair<br />

She's still in that big house in Houston<br />

Where we tried to find happiness<br />

Somehow I know she would not understand it<br />

If she could see me like this<br />

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There's no lawn to mow 'cause the grass dosen't grow<br />

People get high every day<br />

It's a little bit hotter ya can't drink the water<br />

A dollar still goes a long way<br />

Tequila is sweet, senoritas are neat<br />

And peace of mind is free<br />

Yeah, two-hundred miles south of the border<br />

I found the American dream<br />

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We thought we'd found it in Houston<br />

With the house and the cars and the pool<br />

Sometimes people own things, sometimes things own you<br />

I won't even bother to write her<br />

She'd hate it down here anyhow<br />

She can have all the things we had together<br />

I won't be needin' them now<br />

<br />

There's no lawn to mow 'cause the grass dosen't grow<br />

People get high every day<br />

It's a little bit hotter ya can't drink the water<br />

A dollar still goes a long way<br />

Tequila is sweet, senoritas are neat<br />

And peace of mind is free<br />

Yeah, two-hundred miles south of the border<br />

I found the American dream<br />

Yeah, two-hundred miles south of the border<br />

I found the American dream