American Without Tears |
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American Without Tears Lyrics |
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 Outside in New Orleans the heat was almost frighteningBut my hotel room as usual was freezing and unkind On TV they prosecute anyone who`s exciting So I put on my overcoat and went down to find In Revlon and Crimpelene they captured my heart To the strain of a piano and a cocktail murderess She was singing that "It`s Too Late", I agreed with that part For two English girls who had changed their address [chorus] Now it seems we`ve been crying for years and for years Now I don`t speak any English, just American without tears Just American without tears One had been a beauty queen and the other was her friend They had known rogues and rascals and showbiz impresarios While the boys were licking Hitler they had something to defend >From men armed with chewing gum and fine nylon hose By a bicycle factory as they sounded the siren And returned into the dancehall she knew he was the one Though he wasn`t tall or handsome she laughed when he told her "I`m the Sheriff of Nottingham and this is Little John" [chorus] At a dock in Southampton full of tearful goodbyes Newsreel commentators said "Cheerio, G.I. brides" Soon they`ll be finding the cold facts and lies New words for suspenders and young girls backsides Now I`m in America and running from you Like my grandfather before me walked the streets of New York And I think of all the women I pretend mean more than you When I open my mouth and I can`t seem to talk Now it seems we`ve been crying for years and for years Now I don`t speak any English just American without tears Just American without tears |
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