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American Guitars Lyrics by The Auteurs

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[Verse 1]
They were failing dutifully
If you're going to fail at all
Failing came more easily
Than it did to us all
[Pre-Chorus]
And I wanted to be there
See them again
It was easy to see them
They were the best band to be in
[Verse 2]
I gave up drugging
When you spiked my drink
Stopped freeloading
When I could not get in
[Pre-Chorus]
I gave up singing
When I was told I could not dance
Knew my place in the world
When I heard them start
[Chorus]
American guitars
American guitars
American guitars
American guitars
[Verse 3]
Woke up Sunday morning
With a hole the size of my pool
Couldn't believe I'd grown so ugly
Couldn't believe I'd been so cruel
[Pre-Chorus]
I should've set back
Thought about their past
East coast to west coast
How they'd struggled for their art
[Verse 4]
Some people were born to write
Some people were born to dance
Thought I knew my place in the world
Thought I knew my art
[Pre-Chorus]
Glad to be there
See them begin
It was easy to see them
They were the best band to be in
[Chorus]
American guitars
American guitars
American guitars
American guitars
[Outro]
They were the real Europeans
In clubs across the land
People held a vigil
They were the best laid French band
Credits
The Auteurs

The Auteurs

About “American Guitars” by The Auteurs

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"American Guitars" appears on "New Wave".

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