American Livin’

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There ain't much to see here, it's what they say You just grow up then move away 'Cause one red light and white picket fences Can't cage a wild heart in Head for the city, make a little money Find a good girl if you get lucky One day, you'll wake up and something's gone missin' You'll sure miss the way back when [Chorus] When life was a Mellencamp song It was faded blue jeans On the hood of a hand-me-down Chevy With all your first best friends And time says you can't go back Oh, but just like that You know what it is you've been missin' Friday night, small town, American livin' [Verse 2] I sure missed leavin' the doors unlocked Worms on the shovel, fish off the dock Mud up the fender, let down the window Hand flyin' free in the wind I sure liked knowin' all my neighbors Back when I really meant "see you later" Football lights and fall county fairs And kissin' on ferris wheels [Chorus] When life was a Mellencamp song It was faded blue jeans On the hood of a hand-me-down Chevy With all your first best friends And time says you can't go back Oh, but just like that You know what it is you've been missin' Friday night, small town, American livin' [Bridge] And one day, there's a for sale sign on the edge of town And your roots seem to find their way back in the ground [Chorus] Well, life is a Mellencamp song It's faded blue jeans On the hood of a hand-me-down Chevy With all your first best friends And time says you can't go back Oh, but just like that You get what it is you've been missin' Friday night, small town, American livin' (Yeah) [Outro] A little Friday night, small town livin' Ooh, oh yeah, woo