[america]
Staring out at the old man
Watching trains go by
Well he lives his life on promises
But I'm afraid the promise is all he's got
You know life's too short to never take
But if you stand aside it'll pass you by
CHORUS
He's from some place they call America
But he's nothing more than a dead man walkin round
He's from some place the call America
Yeah America
Ever since he was a boy
He had dreams
Dreams the size of God and he was
Making plans
Building buildings
He was gonna have the world in his pocket
The Brooklyn Bridge in his hands
Now he looks outside his window
And he sees his past
Comin down
On him
For the rest of his life he will feel us kicking him down
Too old to start again my friend
CHORUS
He's from some place they call America
But he's nothing more than a dead man walkin round
He's from some place the call America
Yeah America
Takin me down
Taking the old man down
Takin me down
Takin many lives over, over America
CHORUS-END
Lyrics taken from PIECE OF PARADISE cd booklet
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