Yeah, Johnny Rivers comes musically deliver a reggae tone and tell the people You better leave something beautiful behind y'all All my life I worked so hard, chasing the American Dream Bought a great big house, a big fine car, foolproof retirement plan Sent my kids to school, don't gonna raise no fool I was doing everything just right Paid my union dues, took my wife on a cruise My future, man, it looked so bright I woke up one day, heard the newsman say Oh no, we lost it all last night! We lost it all last night! I wanna walk and walk, oh, I wanna talk and talk I will shine some light all around Open up my heart, oh, I wanna free my mind I wanna leave something beautiful behind Credit card debt, I can't keep score This poor man is at my door Got my notice just the other day Thought my job was here to stay Look like my world is crumbling down And all my friends, they left this town Took so much I never tried to give Got to find a better way to live, hey I wanna walk and walk, oh, I wanna talk and talk I wanna shine some light all around Open up my heart, oh, I wanna free my mind I wanna leave something beautiful behind, yeah I wanna leave something beautiful behind It's all crumbling down (I wanna leave something beautiful behind) All around, say goodbye, say goodbye to the American dream It's not what it seems, say goodbye to the American dream It's just a great, great, great deforming scheme Say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye, to the American Dream (You better leave something beautiful behind) Say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye, to the American Dream Oh, now now now now now, It's not what it seems Oh, I wanna leave something beautiful behind