AMERICAN LIFE

(In which a 44 year old American woman living in London muses over her life as an International Music Superstar and the constraints of fame, fortune and living in the Public Eye. Oh, and she raps.)


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 boy.
I tried to be a girl.
I tried to be a mess.
I tried to be the best.
I guess I did it wrong,
It’s why I wrote this song.
This type of modern life isn’t for me.
This type of modern life isn’t for free.

So, I went into a bar
Looking for some good, see,
A little company.
I tried to find a friend.
It’s more easily said.
It’s always been the same.
This type of modern life is not for me.
This type of modern life is not for free.

American life (American life)
I live the American dream (American dream)
You are the best thing I’ve seen.
You are not just a dream. (American life)

I tried to stay ahead.
I tried to stay on top.
I tried to play the part
But somehow I forgot
Just what I did it for
And why I wanted more.
This type of modern life is not for me.
This type of modern life isn’t 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 seen,
You are not just a dream. (American life)

I tried to be a boy,
tried to be a girl,
tried to be a mess,
tried to be the best,
tried to find a friend,
tried to stay ahead.
I tried to stay on top.

Do I have to change my name?
Will it get me far?
Should I lose some weight?
Am I gonna be a star?

(Rap)
I’m drinking up a latte,
I get a double shot-te,
It goes into my body
and you know I’m satisfied.
I drive my Mini-Cooper
and I’m feeling super-duper.
You can tell me I’m a trooper
and you know I’m satisfied.
I do yoga and Pilates
and the room’s full of hotties
So I’m checking out the bodies
and you know I’m satisfied.
I’m diggin on the outside (dope)
looking good and feeling dope
And if all this can give me hope,
You know I’m satisfied.
I got a lawyer and a manager, an agent and a chef
Three nannies, an assistant and a driver and a jet
A trainer and a butler and a bodyguard or five,
A gardener and a stylist,
Do you think I’m satisfied?

I’d like to express my extreme point of view.
I’m not a Christian and I’m not a Jew.
I’m just living out the American dream
and I just realized that
nothing
is what it seems...

Do I have to change my name?
I’ve gotta be a star.
Do I have to change my name?

- Madonna


Answer Key: a) yes b)maybe c) no and d) how much more of a star could you be?


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