Behind the Song: American Dream by Matthew Moran
May 23, 2010 in Music, songwriting
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“From East Coast to West, through the soul of the heartland, though I’m in pursuit I know it’s chasing me.” I wrote the first verse of this song (not the above verse) sometime in 2002 or 2003. The verse would pop up in my head from time to time with a nagging, “you oughtta work on this.” |




