American Life Lyrics - Singles - Francis Dunnery

Johnny left home, to seek his fame 

Small town boy, the streets of L.A. 

A day time waiter, in a night time band 

Acting cool, said he was a real man 

Couldn't write a song, to save his soul 

Ripped off an old tune, said it was his own 

Low and behold, in another few days 

Five star dinner, that the company pays 

Johnny got a motor, Johnny got a guitar 

He got a room and a woman to pay 

Johnny got a big part, playing in a video 

Johnny on the freeway 

I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry 

I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry 

You know the girl you want is such a waste of time 

American life in the summertime 

American life in the summertime got me 

Suzie got a rise, at work today 

She found the new sound, yeah 

Virginity blown, the minimum age 

Busy doing nothing, on another man's wages 

Blond hair, and mystic eyes 

A bottle of pills, and a little on the wild side 

Saturday come, and Saturday go 

Hangin' out backstage, waiting for the show 

Suzie got a motor, Suzie got a guitar 

She got a room, that the company pays 

A company girl, and company slave 

Suzie on the freeway 

I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry 

I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry 

You know the girl you want is such a waste of time 

American life in the summertime 

American life in the summertime got me 

You know it breaks my heart to see a nation cloned 

By someone else's poetry 

They got their backs snapped 

By 12 inch pressure of financial bigotry 

You know I've still got pride in who I wanna be 

I don't wanna be like them, I just wanna be me 

A record company clone, not me 

I'm still singin' 

Sing everything you got 

American life in the summertime 

I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry 

I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry 

You know the girl you want is such a waste of time 

Yeah, yeah, yeah 

American life in the summertime 

American life in the summertime got me