Francis Dunnery - American Life lyrics

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