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American Dream

from OTiS debut album by OTiS

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Words and Music by Craig Schoenbaum, ASCAP.

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Can you hear what the people are saying, out on the street today?
I'm askin can you hear what the people are screaming, out on the street today?
Leader! Leader! Won't you listen please?
Becasue my brother is bleeding and my sister is pleading and we're all down on our knees.
All because we shoot first, we ask later. That's just the way we do, and when you shoot first and ask later- You make the American Dream come true.

Now there's a fire in the sky tonight, and there's blood all over the scene. And the bodies are piling up oh my- on my TV screen.
Leader! Leader! Whatcha gonna do?
Because the bullets are flyin and your people are dyin and they've all come lookin for you
All because we shoot first, we ask later. That's just the way we do, and when you shoot first and ask later- The American Dream's comin down on you.

I said I don't know why, and I don't know how-
but we've lost the way, and we're fallin down. X4

Leader!

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from OTiS debut album, released February 26, 2010
Craig Schoenbaum, Vocals/guitar.
Theo Moore, Percussion.
Dominick Magnotta, Drums
Justin Etheredge. Keys
Dave Lowenthal, Bass

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OTiS New York

Drenched in soul, nestled deep in a groove, OTiS is the product of time and experience. The band strings together sounds that have deeply influenced their lives to create music inspired by everything from soul to funk and back again.

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