Benny the boy was a lad from
France
and he danced in a worn out shoe
Had a hole in the seat of his pants
and he loved a girl named Sue
Benny and Sue didn't know what to do
cause their daddy didn't like young Ben
So they bought him a car and ran away
Made their way to wild Montana
where they had a child named Fontana
And they thought that
they would live forever
Young and happy, gifts God given
They were so in love and driven
To each other's arms alone
They were livin' in American
dreams
Eyes wide open like a child it seems
Livin' and lovin' in Amer
ican dreams, ooh
Life rolls on,
and some dreams do come true
Ben and Sue were still just children
when they had Fontana
An d they had to learn to handle
cold and hungry crying
Things got rough and
times got harder,
but that just made their love stronger
Ben and Sue and sweet Fontana
They were livin' an American dream
Eyes wide open like a child it seems
Livin' and lovin' an American dream
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Life rolls on
And some dreams do come true
Then worked hard and built a
cabin in the forest
near the clear blue water
of the mountain river
And his daughter grew up
shining like a rainbow
I declare she had a halo,
a sweet fun time,
a child of love
They were livin' in American dreams
Eyes wide open like a child it seems
Livin' and lovin' an American dream
Ooh, life rolls on
and some dreams do come true
I said Benny the boy was a lad from France
And he danced in a worn -out shoe
Had a hole in the sleeve of his pant
And he loved a girl named Sue
Young and happy, gifts got given
They were so in love and driven
To each other's arms so long
They were livin' in Amer
ican dreams
Eyes wide open like a child who'd seen
Livin' and lovin' an American dream
Ooh, life rolls on
And some dreams do come true
They were livin'
an American dream
Eyes wide open like a child who'd seen
Livin' and lovin' an American dream
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Life rolls on
But some dreams do come true