The Devil’s disciple
is livin’ upstairs
The children on the
streets and nobody cares
People givin’ up,
sellin’ up, messin’ up
Jackin’ up, packin’ up daily
We’re just another
feature on my TV
Just save me!

We’ve traded our dreams
for the day of the gun
Nobody shows remorse
for some mother’s son
People gettin’ mugged,
gettin’ bugged, beggin’ deals
Dirty deals, no one feels no more
Ya don’t need a riot or
a reason to fight a street war

Give me back the streets
I can walk on
Bring back the American Dream
Give me somethin’ I can believe in
Where can the answer be?
Not on the news or on TV
Where is the American Dream?

There’s too many players
runnin’ a game
They wanna share the game
but won’t share the blame
Easy money made doin’ trade,
gettin’ paid fifty bucks
Bad luck each day
Do unto others so
their weary to you
That’s their way

The freeway’s jammin’
it’s down to a crawl
Detroit’s perfume is killin’ us all
People sleepin’ rough on the stuff
Playin’ tough, big lies,
crazy guys stalkin’
Ain’t nobody’s gonna change
 a thing by just talkin’

Give me back the streets
I can walk on
Bring back the American Dream
Give me somethin’ I can believe in
Where can the answer be? 
Not on the news or talk TV
Where is the American Dream?

Walk after dark
and I can’t see a thing
(whoa, whoa whoa)
Goodbye to your Bobby and King (whoa, whoa,)
Goodbye to the American Dream

Give me back the streets
I can walk on
Bring on back the American Dream
Give me somethin’ I can believe in
Where can the answer be?
Not on the news or talk TV
Where is the American Dream

Oh bring it on bring it back to me!

Give me back the streets
I can walk on
Bring back the American Dream
(bring it on back, bring it back to me)
Give me somethin’ I can believe in
Where can the answer be? 
Not on the news or on TV
Where is the American Dream?

Give me back the streets
I can walk on
(give me back, give me
back to my country)
Bring back the American Dream
Give me somethin’ I can believe in
Where can the answer be? 
Not on the news or on TV.
Where is the American Dream?

Give me back the streets
I can walk on
Bring back the American Dream
(bring me back, bring me
back to my country)
Give me somethin’ I can believe in
Where can the answer be? 
Not on the news or on TV.
Where is the American Dream?