American Kids

Intro: (x2) verse 1 Double wide, quick stop, midnight, T-top, Jack in her Cherry Coke town Momma and daddy put their roots right here 'cause this is where the car broke down Yellow dawn, school bus kickin' up red dust, picking us up by a barbed wire fence MTV on the RCA, no in the Vents We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down home American kids Growin' up in little pink houses Makin' out on living room couches Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night A little messed up but we're all alright verse 2 Baptist church parking lot, trying not to get caught, take her home and give her your jacket Making it to second base but sayin' you went all the way Monday afternoon at practice Sister's got a boyfriend daddy doesn't like Now he's sitting out back, 30-30 in his lap in the blue bug zapper light We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down on American kids Growin' up in little pink houses Makin' out on living room couches Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night A little messed up but we're all alright GUITAR BRIDGE We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down on American kids Growin' up in little pink houses Makin' out on living room couches Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night A little messed up but we're all alright