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American

You’ve got a good heart
You’ve got a good heart
Just because you didn’t kidnap us with your car
I think you’ve got a good heart
They look pretty American
In those American close
And though know this is their home
They look pretty American in those American clothes
And I know I can’t fit in
And I know I can’t fit in
Unless I change the color of my skin
Oh only then will I be able to fit in
And unless I speak in their tongue,
Don’t look so dumb,
Can breathe right with my lungs,
Change my pigment and my bloody,
Learn the customs of your land,
Wear new clothes to match my new skin
Only then will I be able to fit in
But since I don’t have that power in my hands
I guess I’ll just have to be a helpless American in a foreign land

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from One Country at a Time: Tales of Longing From the Adventurous Depths of Peru, released August 15, 2009

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Brian Smith Portland, Oregon

Brian Smith is a geofolk musician on an endless tour around the world.

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