American Music
by Violent Femmes
From the album: Why Do Birds Sing?
Track 1 of 13 on Why Do Birds Sing? (1991).
Duration: 3:50
Lyrics for American Music
Can I, can I put in something like "This is American Music", take one? One, two, three, four Do you like American music? I like American music Don't you like American music Baby? I want you to hold me I want your arms around me I want you to hold me Baby They do too many drugs I did too many drugs Did you do too many drugs, too Baby? You're born too late, I was born too soon But every time I look at that ugly moon It reminds me of you It reminds me of you Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh I need a date to the prom Would you like to come along? Nobody go to the prom with me Baby They didn't like American music They never heard American music They didn't know the music was in my soul Baby You're born too soon, I was born too late But every time I look at that ugly lake It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh Do you like American music? (We like American music) I like American music (Baby) Do you like American music? (We like all kinds of music) But I like American music best (Baby) You're born too late, and I was born too late But every time I look at that ugly lake It reminds me of me It reminds me of me It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me (do you like American music?) It reminds me of me