[ti:American Child]
[ar:Phil Vassar]
[al:Greatest Hits Volume 1]

[00:00.89]American Child
[00:02.17]Phil Vassar
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[00:13.00]I was ten,I was thin,
[00:15.74]I was playing first base
[00:17.83]with a secondhand glove and dirt on my face
[00:22.52]In nowhere, Virginia
[00:24.48]Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard
[00:28.42]would go very far
[00:30.96]It was 419 Lakewood,had no silverspoons
[00:34.91]Just an old beat up upright
[00:37.15]that played out of tune
[00:39.50]Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love
[00:43.34]And when I count my blessings I thank God I was
[00:47.85]An American child
[00:52.00]An American child
[00:55.81]'Cause dreams can grow wild
[00:58.33]Born inside an American child
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[01:09.71]Seven pounds, three ounces, she's got my nose
[01:13.67]And she's into my heart as deep as it goes
[01:17.45]With a promise
[01:18.17]that's more than just someone's last name
[01:21.96]Anyone's equal, in late August came
[01:26.09]An American child
[01:29.87]An American child
[01:34.01]'Cause dreams can grow wild
[01:36.64]Born inside an American child
[01:43.95]
[01:55.62]My grandfather would have been eighty today
[02:01.33]But in '45 he fell down beside an American child
[02:09.36]An American child
[02:13.48]Oh, an American child
[02:18.57]'Cause dreams can grow wild
[02:21.00]born inside an American child
[02:26.89]An American child
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