Do I have to change my name? / Will it get me far? / Should I lose some weight? / Am I gonna be a star?
I tried to be a boy / I tried to be a girl / I tried to be a mess / I tried to be the best / I guess I did it wrong / That’s why I wrote this song
This type of modern life, is it for me? / This type of modern life, is it for free?
So, I went into a bar / Looking for sympathy / A little company / I tried to find a friend / It’s more easily said / It’s always been the same
This type of modern life, is not for me / This type of modern life, is not for free
American life / I live the American dream / You are the best thing I’ve seen / You are not just a dream / American life
I tried to stay ahead / I tried to stay on top / I tried to play the part / But somehow I forgot / Just what I did it for / And why I wanted more
This type of modern life, is it for me? / This type of modern life, is it for free?
Do I have to change my name? / Will it get me far? / Should I lose some weight? / Am I gonna be a star?
American life / I live the American dream / You are the best thing I’ve seen / You are not just a dream / American life / American life
I tried to be a boy / I tried to be a girl / I tried to be a mess / I tried to be the best / I tried to find a friend / I tried to stay ahead / I tried to stay on top / Fuck it
Do I have to change my name? / Will it get me far? / Should I lose some weight? / Am I gonna be a star?
Ah, fuck it!
I’m drinking a soy latte / I get a double shot-e / It goes right through my body, and you know I’m satisfied / I drive my Mini Cooper, and I’m feeling super-dooper / Yo, they tell I’m a trooper, and you know I’m satisfied / I do yoga and pilates, and the room is full of hotties / So I’m checking out the bodies, and you know I’m satisfied / I’m digging on the isotopes / This metaphysics shit is dope, and if all this can give me hope / You know I’m satisfied / I got a lawyer and a manager, an agent and a chef / Three nannies, an assistant, and a driver, and a jet / A trainer, and a butler, and a bodyguard, or five / A gardener and a stylist / Do you think I’m satisfied? / I’d like to express my extreme point of view / I’m not Christian and I’m not a Jew / I’m just living out the American dream / And I just realized that nothing is what it seems
Do I have to change my name? / Am I gonna be a star? / Do I have to change my name?
[By Madonna – Mirwais Ahmadzaï © Warner/Chappell Music Inc. – Boy Toy Inc., 2003]