I knew I'd worked too hard To gain a lot more than enough As if wanted to be someone else I loved the American way I still do but it shouldn't be the only way I hated being in the shell I just wanted to be alone Dreaming you and me on our own Taking the sun on the grass I'd rarely cried I hadn't known what I should cry for Everything had been taken for granted Money had meant too much For me to see the world as it is The more I gained, the less I learned But now I want to be alone Dreaming you and me on our own Joking, kissing, holding on the grass Don't go trying to catch me in the field I'll be alone doing nothing but breathe Come on and say hello, hello, hello To mother Nature and me You'll see I'm part of everything here I knew I'd thought too much To gain a lot more than enough As if I wanted to rule the world I loved the American way I still do but it cannot be the only way I simply should have got out of the shell Now I want to be alone Dreaming you and me on our own Taking the sun on the grass Don't go trying to catch me in the field I'll be alone doing nothing but breathe Don't go trying to catch me in the field I'll be alone doing nothing but breathe Come on and say hello, hello, hello To Mother Nature and me You'll see I'm part of everything here Why don't you come on and say hello, hello, hello To Mother Nature and yourself You'll see we're part of everything here