Dan Bern

New American Language

Dan Bern


She said love, love, love is everything 
I said ok, I guess, whatever
She said what does that mean
I said nothin, it's just good to have a backup plan 
She said I guess that means you don't got love 
I said maybe I love everyone 
She said that's the same as lovin no one 
I said ok, I guess, whatever 

And I have a dream of a New American Language
One with a little bit more Spanish 
I have a dream of a new pop music 
That tells the truth, with a good beat and some nice harmonies 
I have a dream

Tourist towns are a drag sometimes 
But in non-tourist towns you can get beat up
Just for lookin a little different 
I guess the thing to do is just stay at home 
Yeah but sometimes I think the thing to do
Would be to get a place way out in Missouri
Put down as many months rent as you can part with 
Tell everybody else you went to France

I said remember that conversation we had about love 
I said well, I think that you were right
She said I don't remember sayin nothin about love 
It must have been a fantasy of the moment 
I have a dream 
I have a dream 

I dream of joining the Mafia
And whether people like me is unimportant 
I dream of your clock radio 
Waking you up with my songs
I have a dream of a New American Language 
I dream of new beginnings
I dream of saturation bombing