American Life In The Summertime

[Intro]
"You know I just had to get outta Los Angeles man..."
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[Verse 1]
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
Lo and behold, in another few days
Five-star-dinner, that the company pays
Johnny got a motor, Johnny got a guitar
Johnny got a room, and a woman to pay
Johnny got a big part, playing in a video
Johnny on the freeway...

[Hook]
Yeah, let's go drink till the beer runs dry!
American life in the summertime
I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry!
American life in the summertime
You know the girl you want is such a waste of time!
American life in the summertime (Yeah)
American life in the summertime
American life in the summertime, got me
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[Verse 2]
Suzie got a rise at work today
She found the new sound, "Johnny On The Freeway"
Virginity blown, the minimum age
Busy doing nothing on another man's wages
Blonde 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
Suzie got a room, that the company pays
A company girl, and company slave
Suzie on the Freeway...

[Hook]

[Verse 3]
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'

[Outro]
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(Sing everything you got!)
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(American life in the summertime)
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American life in the summertime
American life in the summertime
American life in the summertime ain't for me!
Wow!
Let's go drink till the beer runs dry!
American life in the summertime
I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry!
American life in the summertime
You know the girl you want is such a waste of time!
American life in the summertime
I said, the girl you want is such a waste of time!
American life in the summertime
I said, let's go drink till the beer runs dry!
American life in the summertime, got me
Let's go drink till the beer runs dry!
American life in the summertime