Language Of America

from So Late It Hurts by the 'Mericans

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"LANGUAGE OF AMERICA"

THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA
IS IN THE BACK POCKET OF
THE SLANG ALL AROUND US
WE ALL SAY WHAT WE WANNA
I'M NOT ASKIN' FOR TROUBLE
I'M JUST BEIN' MYSELF
'COS WHERE I COME FROM
IT STARTS WITH YOU MOUTH

WILL I NOT FOLLOW? / I WILL NOT FOLLOW

IN SOUTH CAROLINA
WHEN I WAS JUST A KID
I'D STOP BY THE RED'S
TO GET AN EAR AND AN EYEFUL
AT JACK AND LINDA'S
I'D SEE ANOTHER SIDE OF
LIFE AS I KNOW IT
FILLED WITH SNUFF AND BEER CANS

WELL, I LOVE / THAT SIDE OF . . .
I PICK UP ON THAT SIDE OF . . .
IN THE BACK POCKET OF / ALL OF US

IN AMERICA
THEY SAY BE WHAT YOU CAN
THEY BETTER NOT TAKE AWAY
WHAT MAKES US FREE
TO BE THE LANGUAGE OF AMERICA
IN THE BACK POCKET OF
ALL / OF / US
YEAH, WE'RE ALL PART OF IT
WHAT CAN WE BE
WITHOUT ALL OF US
DON'T THREATEN ME
DON'T TAKE ANYTHING
FROM THE LANGUAGE OF ALL OF US
EVEN HICKS AND HIP-HOPS
IN THE BACK POCKET OF
THE SLANG SURROUNDING US

I WILL NOT FOLLOW (I WILL NOT FOLLOW)
I'LL SAY / WHAT / I WANNA
YEAH, I'LL BE / WHAT / I WANNA
YEAH, I'LL BE / AMERICA

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from So Late It Hurts, released June 17, 2011

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the 'Mericans are a Rhode Island band founded in 2001 by singer / guitarist Chris Daltry (Purple Ivy Shadows).

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