Rusty Old American Dream Lyrics - David Wilcox

Well, I don't look all that ragged 

For all the time it's been 

But I'm weakened underneath me 

Where my frame is rusted thin 

And this year's state inspection 

I just barely passed 

Won't you drive me 'cross the country, boy 

This year could be my last 

I'm a tail-fin road locomotive 

From the days of cheap gasoline 

And I'm for sale by the side of the road going nowhere 

A rusty old American dream 

I rolled off the line 

In Detroit back in 1958 

Spent three days in the showroom 

That's all I had to wait 

I've been good to all who owned me 

Sso have no fear 

C'mon, boy, put your money down 

And get me out of here 

I'm a tail-fin road locomotive 

From the days of cheap gasoline 

And I'm for sale by the side of the road going nowhere 

A rusty old American dream 

This car needs 

A young man to own him 

One who will 

Polish the chrome 

I will give you 

The rest of my lifetime 

But don't let me 

Die here alone 

Just jump me 

Some juice to my battery 

Give that old starter a spin 

Hear me whir, sputter 

Backfire through the carberator 

And roar into life once again 

I'm a tail-fin road locomotive 

You can polish my chrome so clean 

We can fly off into the sunset together 

A rusty old American dream 

Still runnin' 

A rusty old American dream