American Wife
'Losing your brave'
Is that what he said?
The flag will still wave
Even after you're dead
I'll be your American wife
Like the eagle perched atop the globe
We'll climb up above the smog and
Live in blissful ignorance
With a dog and a TV set
We'll eat flesh 'til we're fatter than our friends
But I only play the fool very often
I only bid my heart like a spade
I like the gamblin' life
You never know
When you're gonna get the new shoes,
Keys and glasses
You'll be barefoot, free from debt
Blinded and wandering
Maybe then you'll be happier
(Then you'll be happier)
The wind used to come
And nearly blow you over
The wind doesn't move down these parts anymore
And so goes the bartering life
Blood for food then they'll strap you down
You scream, "Miami was pretty,
Before we were bitter;
Before we let our sadness litter the streets."
You offered your father could be mine
We looked at your family tree
And politely declined
You have eleven siblings
Who've had ten broken limbs
Nine divorces
And eight broken hearts
And seven grandkids
And six bypass surgeries
Five college degrees
Four are sick
Three are well
Two are dead
One's in jail
No one here moves away
No one here moves away
'Come on to the grave'
Is that what i said?
(Is that what i said?)
My memory fades when i'm drinking in bed
I miss the sobering life
The comforter will not come unto to me
'Til I'm a fearless, faithless
Nothing at all
'Cause no one escapes their life
No one escapes their life
No one escapes their life
(no one, no one)
It may sound depressing
It's just a life lesson
In the bartering, gambling life
I'll be your American wife
American WifeLRC歌词
[00:16.081] 'Losing your brave'
[00:18.366] Is that what he said?
[00:23.008] The flag will still wave
[00:25.288] Even after you're dead
[00:30.363] I'll be your American wife
[00:35.691] Like the eagle perched atop the globe
[00:38.619] We'll climb up above the smog and
[00:41.969] Live in blissful ignorance
[00:44.258] With a dog and a TV set
[00:47.450] We'll eat flesh 'til we're fatter than our friends
[00:53.422] But I only play the fool very often
[01:00.873] I only bid my heart like a spade
[01:08.053] I like the gamblin' life
[01:13.872] You never know
[01:14.688] When you're gonna get the new shoes,
[01:17.607] Keys and glasses
[01:19.139] You'll be barefoot, free from debt
[01:22.715] Blinded and wandering
[01:25.087] Maybe then you'll be happier
[01:28.309] (Then you'll be happier)
[01:34.260] The wind used to come
[01:36.719] And nearly blow you over
[01:41.371] The wind doesn't move down these parts anymore
[01:48.233] And so goes the bartering life
[01:54.450] Blood for food then they'll strap you down
[01:56.869] You scream, "Miami was pretty,
[01:59.614] Before we were bitter;
[02:02.370] Before we let our sadness litter the streets."
[02:43.686] You offered your father could be mine
[02:50.729] We looked at your family tree
[02:53.174] And politely declined
[02:57.547] You have eleven siblings
[03:00.211] Who've had ten broken limbs
[03:03.853] Nine divorces
[03:05.937] And eight broken hearts
[03:09.122] And seven grandkids
[03:11.935] And six bypass surgeries
[03:14.643] Five college degrees
[03:18.470] Four are sick
[03:19.766] Three are well
[03:21.282] Two are dead
[03:22.681] One's in jail
[03:24.102] No one here moves away
[03:27.123] No one here moves away
[03:32.761] 'Come on to the grave'
[03:35.650] Is that what i said?
[03:38.746] (Is that what i said?)
[03:40.073] My memory fades when i'm drinking in bed
[03:47.252] I miss the sobering life
[03:52.948] The comforter will not come unto to me
[03:55.518] 'Til I'm a fearless, faithless
[03:59.042] Nothing at all
[04:00.978] 'Cause no one escapes their life
[04:04.869] No one escapes their life
[04:07.646] No one escapes their life
[04:10.617] (no one, no one)
[04:13.451] It may sound depressing
[04:16.084] It's just a life lesson
[04:19.015] In the bartering, gambling life
[04:24.675] I'll be your American wife
