American oxygen Breathe in, this feeling This is the new America We are the new America American, American, American Oxygen Breathe out, breathe in Every breath I breathe Chasin' this American American Dream We sweat for a nickel and a dime

I was walking round in Paris Near the (inaudible) Zanzibar Said the woman at the front door "Do you know the place you are? This place is from the fancy I don't think you fit the scene You're just an an American Black boy I'm I'm a French African Queen" And she

And American American honey Blowin' in the wind Callin' out my name like a long lost friend Oh I miss those days as the years go by There's a wild, wild whisper Oh nothing's sweeter than summertime She grew up on a side of the road Where the church bells ring and

Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right I'm I'm out here on the front lines I'm I'm just trying to be a father Raise a daughter and a son Be a lover to their mother Everything to

Slow down, you're gonna crash, Baby you're a-screaming it's a blast, blast, blast Everybody's looking for a way to get real gone Look out, you've got your blinders on I'm I'm American made apple pie Chevrolet My momma taught me wrong from right. I was born

Hey ey ey ey ey ey You know what they say 'Cause it's a new day, we're gonna go far Knuckle down, trim, and shake off the dead weight You can't hide from your ghosts 'Cause it's a new day, I wanna go far Break it down, jump the gun, find a new way I'm

Living the dream like a London Queen I never thought I'd be living in the USA Doing things the American American way When I'm I'm driving on the wrong side of the road I feel like JFK you know Right away from Holloway I said "Mum, this isn't a holiday Listen up, I

They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on Help from above will come back strong I got faith in us, I got faith in Him The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen It's whispered from a tractor on a flat Midwestern plain The fields are

I like it ice cold, I take it with a lime, Canadian, Mexican, Heineken, American, they're all real good friends of mine I like it in a mug, in a bottle, or a cup, I like it with a shot Friday, the week was long Can't wait to get my twist-off off One sip

Hey hey hey And I know now, that I'm I'm so down She looks so perfect standing there In my American American Apparel underwear Your lipstick stain is a work of art I've got your name tattooed in an an arrow heart Let's get out