It's all part of the money machine, the money machine It's all part of the capitalist scheme, the money machine Makes you forget you're a human being And I call it the money machine So you can . . . Go to school, study real hard, get your college degree It's the American Dream, set up for you and me To keep you from being free Work from 9 to 5 sometimes overtime, just to pay your bills The American Dream set up for you and me By the jerks on Capitol Hill
Then one day, when you're sixty-five Ain't got no reason to stay alive Just sit at home waiting for your check Personally I'd rather be hanging by the neck So you can . . . Go to school, study real hard, get your college degree It's the American Dream, set up for you and me To keep you from being free Work from 9 to 5 sometimes overtime, just to pay your bills The American Dream set up for you and me By the jerks on Capitol Hill