Song Description
The road of life seen through a man's memory of his cars.
| Song Length |
4:07 |
Genre |
Rock - Easy Listening, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Cars, Youth |
Similar Artists |
Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band, John Cougar Mellencamp |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
On An American Road
A summertime boy out on a bike
Baseball card in the spokes
With the V8 of my imagining
I'd leave 'em all behind in the smoke
Later, it wasn't much, had a worn out clutch
But it ran good and the paint somehow glowed
It was heaven I found with the sun shining down
Shining down on an American road
An American road, an American road
On an American road, an American road
Well I traded up, and I played around
Broke some hearts and had mine broken too
Then the ride finally seemed to even out
When my passenger seat found you
It wasn't much, couple hundred bucks
But it was gold, and some small diamonds showed
That it was heaven I found with the sun shining down
Shining down on our American road
An American road, an American road
On an American road, an American road
Bridge:
Where the straight-a-ways can set your heart ablaze
And you feel like you can do no wrong
Then the twists and turns lead to lessons learned
So you know that you're where you belong
Now there's a little boy out on a bike
Turning circles round and round in my yard
Stop for a moment let me show you my son
How there's magic in this baseball card
Now it isn't much, and it needs a clutch
I'll fix 'er up and then I'll just keep 'er stowed
So it'll still be around when the sun shining down
Shining down on his American road
An American road, an American road
On an American road, an American road
Copyright John Korbel