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America Lyrics by First Aid Kit

America

2014

Uhmmm uhmmm uhmmm hmmm hmmhmmhmmhmm
Uhmmm uhmmm uhmmm hmmm hmmhmmhmmhmm

"Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together"
"I've got some real estate here in my bag"
Hooooo-oo-oo-oo
So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner pies
And we walked off to look for America

"Kathy," I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now
It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw
And I've gone to look for America"

Laughing on our bus
Playing games with the faces
She said the man in my gabardine suit was a spy
I said "Be careful, his bow tie is really a camera"

"Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in the raincoat"
"We smoked the last one an hour ago"
Hooooo-oo-oo-oo
So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine
And the moon rose over an open field

"Kathy I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping
"I'm empty and aching and I don't know why"
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've all come to look for America
All come to look for America
All come to look for America
All come to look for America
All come to look for America

Uhmmm uhmmm uhmmm hmmmMmmMmm Woo-oo

About “America” by First Aid Kit

Read the complete lyrics to "America" by First Aid Kit from the album "America" in 2014. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"America" is credited to First Aid Kit. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"America" appears on "America" in 2014.

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