Rilo Kiley - American Wife Lyrics
Losing your breakIs that what he said?The flag will still waveEven after you're deadI'll be your American wifeLike the eagle perched atop the globeWe'll climb up above the smog andLive in blissful ignoranceWith a dog and a TV setWhere we're flesh 'til we're fatter than our friendsBut I only play the fool very oftenI only bid my heart like a spadeI like the gamblin' lifeYou never know when you're gonna get the new shoes, keys and glassesYou'll be barefoot, free from debtBlinded and wanderingThen you'll be happier (Then you'll be happier)The wind used to come and nearly blow you overThe wind doesn't move down these parts anymoreAnd so goes the bartering lifeBlood for food then they'll strap you downAnd scream, Miami was prettyBefore we were bitterBefore we let our sadness litter the streetsYou offered your father could be mineWe looked at your family treeAnd politely declinedYou have eleven siblingsWho have ten broken limbsNine divorcesEight broken heartsSeven grandkidsSix bypass surgeriesFive college degreesFour are sick, three are wellTwo are dead, ones in jailNo one here walks awayNo one here moves awayCome on to the graveIs that what I said?my memory fadesWhen im drinking in bedI miss the soberin' lifeThe comforter will not come on to me'Til I'm a fearless, faithlessNothing at all causeNo one escapes their lifeNo one escapes their lifeNo one escapes their lifeNo oneIt may sound depressingIt's just a life lessonIn the barterin', gamblin' lifeI'll be your American wife
