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American Dreams (with Bret Alexander)
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A look beyond 'America' at real Americans
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BOB DYLAN meets TOM PETTY, ERIC ANDERSEN, and WEIRD AL - in church.
Lex Zaleta is a talented and prolific songwriter from Pennsylvania who moved twelve hours nearer to Nashville in August of 2004. He has songs available in many genres: CHRISTIAN, COMEDY/NOVELTY, COUNTRY, COUNTRY ROCK, FOLK, FOLK ROCK, ROCK, and SPOKEN WORD. Mr. Jan Destner from Sweden has performed, produced, and recorded some of Lex's work: "Filling in for Jesus," "How Much Does It Cost to Be Free?," "The Great Gray Sky," "It's Daddy's War," "Walking Dead, "A Bedtime Prayer," and "Medusa's Wild (The Snake Eyes Song)." Kephas, an exceptional artist from Miami, has released a full album of Lex's "religious" songs titled LZ. King Arthur, a highly original talent from Phoenix, has released REX Z, and Bret Alexander of the Badlees has released two all-acoustic albums of Lex's work, THE PLEASURES THAT LAST and INTO MY LIFE. Lex's own albums include TAKE A GOOD LOOK, THE EDGE OF SOMEWHERE, THE CROP, LAST TOMORROW, FILLING IN FOR JESUS, THE "QUITE A HANDFUL" COMPILATION, TOUGH'S NOT ENOUGH, WHAT'S A GUY GOTTA DO?, SHADOW PEOPLE, THIS IS WHO I AM, STILL, ONE FROM EVERY ALBUM, ASKING FOR FOREVER, SAY SOMETHING IN POETRY, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, THE KEY, SIGNS AND WONDERS, SMALL TRACES OF TRUTH, FREE, TWO FROM SEVEN COMPILATION, THIS CUP, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Two, LEX'S LAUGH TRACKS, THE HOPIN' ROAD, TWENTY FROM TEN Compilation, STATE OF THE UNION, LEFT BEHIND, THIS IS WHO I AM: Volume Three, PLAYING THE GHOST, WRITTEN IN STONE, TWENTY FROM TEN Volume Two Compilation, I WANT TO BE THERE, EVERYMAN, QUIET IN THE COURTROOM, THE LAST, and MADE IN HEAVEN. All of these albums are distributed through Tunecore, CDBaby, and Indigoboom to the major online music stores like iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Napster - or you may visit the Album Store at ... www.LexZaleta.com ...
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Peak #1
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Bret Alexander, music and Lex Zaleta, lyrics
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Lex Zaleta
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February 23, 2008
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MP3 3.8 MB 320 kbps 4:06
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A look beyond "America" at real Americans
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AMERICAN DREAMS Don’t need those designer labels, Don’t need fairy tales or fables, No old hat that was Clark Gable’s To dress up my self-esteem. I pledge allegiance to the flag, Do my job well, try not to brag; Carry my lunch in a brown bag, Dream American dreams. Dream American dreams. The land of the free, The home of the brave; We breathe liberty From birth to the grave. No other kingdoms, No foreign regimes Have the same freedoms, Dream American dreams. Don’t need a thirsty SUV, Don’t need a big college degree, No clothes ten times bigger than me To puff up my self-esteem. I drive an old Geo Metro, I don’t need those tinted windows, Go to church, sit in the front row, Dream American dreams. Dream American dreams. The land of the free, The home of the brave; We breathe liberty From birth to the grave. No other kingdoms, No foreign regimes Have the same freedoms, Dream American dreams. Don’t need a mansion on the hill, Don’t need drugs, artificial thrills, No wallet stuffed full of big bills To buy up some self-esteem. I can do whatever I wish, I can choose to bowl, golf, or fish, What I start, I always finish. Dream American dreams. Dream American dreams. The land of the free, The home of the brave; We breathe liberty From birth to the grave. No other kingdoms, No foreign regimes Have the same freedoms, Dream American dreams. Copyright ©2005 Lex Zaleta
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Maria Daines
Jan 06, 2009
Fantastic creative song with great lyrics and vocal phrasing, superb sound on the acoustic too, love this, the chorus is really catchy and the harp is the icing on the cake!! 'What I start I always finish' that's a brilliant line, keep up the excellent work in 2009, always really enjoy your songs big time :)