American EP

by Michaela Anne

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released 01 April 2009
Michaela Anne Neller - songwriter, vocals, guitar, ukulele
Tucker Yaro - Bass, backing vocals
Recorded and mixed by Brian Forbes at Gallery Sound Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY

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Track Name: You Should Go
Am I the fool for believing in you
I held you so high it clouded my view
Now I don't know
Now I don't know if you should go

What do I do with all the promises you broke
You say they were small but oh the pain they provoke
Now I don't know
Now I don't know if you should go

You broke my heart and still you just stand there
Your helpless innocence too selfish to care
Now I know
Now I know you should go
You oughta go

Etched in my memory the day that you lied to me
Oh I should have known it
Oh I should have known it
You chose it over me that you drug don't want to beat
We could have won this
We could have won this

Every tear I cry is for you and you alone
Still I wonder how these years you could have grown
Now I wish
Now I wish you didn't go
Track Name: No Apologies
She remembers staring out that window
Wishing you'd come home
She was too young a baby can not understand
why you had to go

Her mommy said he'd make it up to her
He didn't want to be away from his only little girl

She remembers holding little Joey's hand
As the ship sailed away
They were old enough to know that daddy had to go
To protect our country

Their mommy said that it would end some day
He hated being far away
from his only boy and girl

As the years went on by
They learned not to cry
They learned that in time
They'd be fine

She was all grown up. Her daddy's sailing days were done
They were talking on the phone.
He said hey little girl I'm sorry for the time I missed
I wish it could be all redone.

And she said Daddy No Apologies
You've never failed me
You're all I'd hope to be
And hey Daddy oh you should know something
You are the ideal man to your only little girl
Track Name: American Dreams
He said will you marry me
down on one knee he gave her a ring
June bride with her pure white dress
It was a virgin's true blessing
They moved to the suburbs
Bore three children, picture perfect life
He worked 9 to 5 at the office
She stayed home such a lovely wife

We all want our dreams, our dreams
Our American Dreams
We all want our dreams, our dreams
Our American Dreams

She said I'm sorry lover
A family life is not in my scheme
I'm nobody's wife or mother
I plan to see the world by my own means
I wanna be a doctor oh no a lawyer, hell maybe a king
Either way nobody's stopping me
I'm a woman I can be anything

We all want our dreams, our dreams
Our American Dreams
We all want our dreams, our dreams
Our American Dreams

She said will you marry me
Down on one she gave him a ring
No legal papers, they had their own little ceremony
They had five beautiful children
His and her careers
They managed to stay together
For the rest of their years

We all want our dreams, our dreams
Our American Dreams
We all want our dreams, our dreams
Our American Dreams