AMERICAN TUNE             (Paul Simon)


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Manys the time I've been mistaken, and many times confused,
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Yes, and I've often felt forsaken, and certainly misused,
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Oh, but it's alright, I'm alright, I'm just weary to my bones
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 Still you don't expect to be bright and bon-vivant
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So far away from home,   so far away from home.



I don't know a soul who's not been battered,
I don't have a friend who feels at ease,
I don't know a dream that's not been shattered, or driven to its knees,
Oh, but it's alright, it's alright, for we lived so well so long
Still, when I think of the road we're travelling on,
I wonder what's gone wrong, I can't help it, I wonder what's gone wrong.

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And I dreamed I was dying
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I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly,  and looking back down at me,
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 Smiled reassuringly, and I dreamed I was flying
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High up above my eyes could clearly see
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 The Statue of Liberty, sailing away to sea
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And I dreamed I was flying.



We came on the ship called the Mayflower
We came on the ship that sailed the moon
We came in the age's most uncertain hour to sing an American Tune,
Oh, and it's alright, it's alright, it's alright,
You can't be forever blessed
Still tomorrow's gonna be another working day
And I'm trying to get some rest
That's all, I'm trying to get some rest.