Don't Include Me (American Dream)

Michael Marcagi

You've got plans, you always have

A little house, a cul de sac

I promise you I tried to give you that

 

Christmas time, I'd hang the lights

But holidays would make you cry

You said they would remind you of simple times

 

I drive by the house, from what I can tell

Now you're living there with somebody else

Now I can see your American dream

Don't include me

 

And I still see your mom and dad

I wonder if they're angry at me

Or maybe they just think you're better off (better off)

 

And what if I went back in time

And I let you win the little fights

So would it make a difference in the end

 

I drive by the house, from what I can tell

Now you're living there with somebody else

Now I can see your American dream

Don't include me

 

I can't look away while you fade in the mirror

But I see you're happier from here

I turn on the highway 'cause it's only fair

For you to move on like I was never even there

Even there

Even there

Even there

 

I drive past the house, from what I can tell

Now you're living there with somebody else

Now I can see your American dream

Don't include me