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As the dust settles, I shake the last of it off my hat
Been in the dozer all day, yeah, that seat is where I sat
Couldn't do it all day behind a desk, man, if I try
Like a sardine in a can, nah, gotta be outside
Cause it's my American dream, gotta run those machines
Working till dark, building my dreams
Pushing that dirt, lifting those beams
Yeah, that's my American dream, that's my American dream, yeah
Before the sun comes up, I put that coffee on
I'll be on that site again, it won't be long
First to get there, most days last to leave
And all the guys I worked with were thick as thieves
Some men wear suits to work and never touch a tool
Well, you boys just sit down, let me take you to construction school
Cause it's my American dream, gotta run those machines
Working till dark, building my dreams
Pushing that dirt, lifting those beams
Yeah, that's my American dream, that's my American dream, yeah
I pound those nails and twist in them screws
I bust it out hard all the time, except Sundays I'm in those pews
Even at ten below, I wipe the sweat from my brow
If you work harder than me, man, I'll take a bow
Come rain or shine, man, I'll be there on time
Cause it's my American dream, gotta run those machines
Working till dark, building my dreams
Pushing that dirt, lifting those beams
Yeah, that's my American dream, that's my American dream, yeah
Couldn't be in some cubicle with a hundred rows
I'd rather be down to some ditch on my track hoe
Or hauling a load of dirt to a stockpile
Yeah, it's been in my blood since I was a child
Cause my daddy and his dad was just the same
It's the kind of wildness in your heart that you can't tame
Cause it's my American dream, gotta run those machines
Working till dark, building my dreams
Pushing that dirt, lifting those beams
Yeah, that's my American dream, that's my American dream, yeah
It's my American dream, yeah
It's my American dream, gotta run those machines
Working till dark, building my dreams
Pushing that dirt, lifting those beams
Yeah, that's my American dream, that's my American dream
It's my American dream
It's my American dream
