American Way

Well it's true what they say
The American way
Is built on someone's tears
They alone, are the lucky ones
Take when they came
With promises made
How long — 100 thousand years so far?
Would really like to hurry things up

D'like to know, better than
History, when lies began
I saw the truth I couldn't lie
I'd take it back a thousand times

But now you've gone and thrown it all away
You are king of the world
Yet you plunder - always saying something new
Please

I can't guide them anymore
I saw (what they did)

Like to know, better than
Eyes that change when youth began

I saw the truth I couldn't lied
I'd give it back a thousand times

Armed a child, let her — there
I saw it all pretend I had
(Pretend) I cared
Not at all