Living in America
(1985)
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1. Super highways, coast to coast, easy to get anywhere
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on the transcontinental
overload, just slide behind the wheel,
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how
does it feel ?
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When there‘s no destination, that‘s too far,
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and
somewhere on the way, you
might find out who you are.
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Living in America, eye to eye, station to station !
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Living in America, hand to hand, across the nation !
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Living in America, got to have a celebration, rock my soul !
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2. Smokestack, fatback, many miles of a railroad track,
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all
night radio, keep on running through your Rock‘n Roll
soul.
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All night diners keep you awake
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on black coffee and a
hard roll, woo.
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You might have to walk a fine line, you might take the hard line
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but everybody‘s working overtime,
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Living in America, eye to eye, station to station !
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Living in America, hand to hand, across the nation !
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Living in America, got to have a celebration, woo !
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+ I live in America, say it loud !
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But I live in America, wait a minute !
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+ You may not be looking
for the promised land,
but you might find it anyway,
under one of those old familiar names,
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like New Orleans (New
Orleans), Detroit City (Detroit City),
Dallas, uh (Dallas), Pitsburgh PA (Pitsburgh PA),
New York City (New York City),
Kansas City (Kansas City),
Atlanta, uh (Atlanta), Chicago and LA.
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+ Living in America, hit me !
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Living in America, yeah, I
walked in and out.
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Living in America.
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I live in America, say it loud, it‘ll make you proud ! Ugh.
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Said I live in America, hey, I know what it means.
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Livin’ in America, Eddy
Murphy, eat your heart out ! To the bridge, ay !
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Living in America, hit me, I
said now eye to eye, station to station !
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Living in America, oh, so nice
with your bad self,
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living in America, whoah, I feel good !
(James
Brown)