[Verse 1] Met up with an American ghost Picking through the garbage cans Wore a grey trench coat and cowboy boots And rope burns on his hands He said whatever it is, whatever you want Go ahead, go ahead and speak I'm a refugee from the tunnel of love Still can't turn the other cheek [Chorus] American ghosts American ghosts All that's left are these American ghosts? American dreams, bit of heartbreak at the most We still got a home for American ghosts [Verse 2] We walked down a misty sidewalk Just before the dawn Said his heart is full of concrete We can't turn the power on 'Cause there's too many windows and there's not enough sky Why can't we just be getting... instead of just getting by? [Chorus] American ghosts American ghosts All that's left are these American ghosts? American dreams, a nightmare at the most We still got a home for American ghosts [Bridge] Where are their dreams...? We killed them Where are their visions...? We shot them Artists we tied to a post somewhere... They're forgotten Somewhere down an alley Or in a lost green valley There rides an American ghost [Verse 3] Walked into the empty night Somewhere dragons scream Come to take our mothers, our fathers, our sisters and our brothers... to the land of the life support machine I gave him my last drink He said they try to take the life from my dreams But they can't take the thunder, it's a land of wonder And you gotta listen to what the thunder says [Chorus] American ghosts American ghosts I've been listening to these American ghosts American dreams, in a heartbreak hotel We still got homes for American ghosts [Outro] Yeah, we still got homes for... American ghosts, oh yeah American ghosts No dreams for.... Yeah Yeah Yeah American ghosts [fade out]
