Burton Cummings

American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman, she gonna mess your mind
Mm, American woman gonna mess your mind
Mm, American woman gonna mess your mind
Say A
Say M
Say E
Say R
Say I
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Say A
N, mm
American woman gonna mess your mind
Mm, American woman gonna mess your mind
Uh, American woman gonna mess your mind

Uh!

American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama, let me be
Don't come a-hangin' around my door
I don't wanna see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin' old with you
Now woman, I said stay away
American woman, listen what I say

American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama, let me be
Don't come a-knockin' around my door
Don't wanna see your shadow no more
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, I said get away
American woman, listen what I say, hey

American woman, said get away
American woman, listen what I say
Don't come a-hangin' around my door
Don't wanna see your face no more
I don't need your war machines
I don't need your ghetto scenes
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away from me
American woman, mama, let me be

Go, gotta get away, gotta get away
Now go go go
I'm gonna leave you, woman
Gonna leave you, woman
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
You're no good for me
I'm no good for you
Gonna look you right in the eye
Tell you what I'm gonna do
You know I'm gonna leave
You know I'm gonna go
You know I'm gonna leave
You know I'm gonna go, woman
I'm gonna leave ya, woman
Goodbye, American woman...

Break it to them gently when you tell my mom and dad
When you see my baby sister, be as kind as you can
And break it to my grandma, who said "That boy's wild and bad"
Break it to them gently when you tell them that I won't be comin' home again

'Cause I'm running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive
Fighting for my life and I don't know if I'll make it alone
Running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive
God, I wanna go home
Lord, I wish I was home

When you see my lady with the twinkle in her eyes
Tell it to her softly and hold her if she cries
Tell her that I love her and I will 'til the day I die
Tell it to her gently when you tell her that I won't be coming home again

I got in too deep with strangers
Thinking they could help me find my way
But nobody warned me of the dangers
And it's always the young and foolish that have to pay

So break it to them gently when you tell my mom and dad
Thank them for the good years and all the loving that I had
And break it to my grandma, who said "The boy is wild and bad"
Break it to them gently when you tell them that I won't be coming home again

Running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive
Fighting for my life and I don't know if I'll make it alone
Running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive
Lord, I wanna go home
Lord, I wanna go home

You gotta break it to them gently
Break it to them gently
Gotta break it to them gently
Gotta roll try to it

Gotta break it to them gently
Gotta really try to soothe them
Gotta really try to soothe them
Gotta really try to roll them

You gotta roll it to my mother
Gotta roll it to my grandma
Gotta roll the old lady
Roll it to my mother
Roll it to my mother and
Roll the old lady

Roll it to my grandma
She's damn near eighty
Roll the old lady

When I was a boy, I dreamed that Phillip Marlowe
He took me as his partner, took me as his friend
Gave me his fedora, gave me shotgun fever
Took me as his partner to the end

When I was a child, I dreamed I was a jeweller
With a family business that was free and clear
Selling golden earrings to Mrs. Mickey Mantle
Trying to be gentle while I stuck it in her ear

Dream of a child, the song of a man
The key and the time are at his command
Dream of a child, the song of a man
The key and the time are at his command

When I was a boy, I dreamed I saved my sister
From the Rosicrucians, for the love of God
I threw myself among them, slaughtering their numbers
Hit them where they least expected, in the name of God

Dream of a child, the song of a man
The key and the time are at his command
Dream of a child, the song of a man
The key and the time are at his command

When I was a boy, I dreamed that Elvis Presley
Was standing on my corner, kissing Brenda Lee
Mama always told me true love was born in heaven
She told me how my best friend could steal my love from me

I love Brenda Lee...
Brenda Lee loves me...

American hunter bring 'em up the North side
Guns, guns, guns
Run, take the money, here's a bullet for your boyfriend
Guns, guns, guns
Eagle all gone and no more caribou
Guns, guns, guns
You be the Red King, I'll be the yellow pawn
Aah...

God speed Mother Nature
Never really wanted to say goodbye
God speed Mother Nature
Never really wanted to say goodbye

Shoot a few, knock 'em down, cost you half a buck now
Guns, guns, guns
Babe give you kisses if you hit a rubber duck now
Guns, guns, guns
You be the Red King, I'll be the yellow pawn
Guns, guns, guns
Eagle all gone and no more caribou
Aah...

God speed Mother Nature
Never really wanted to say goodbye
God speed Mother Nature
Never really wanted to say goodbye

What will you see?
What will you be?
Anything you want to love is easy
How will you know
If I am for you?
You won't know me to see me
But you'll know by what I do.

For I.... Will play a rhapsody
Cleverly disguise it, so it's not been heard before
And I.... Will sing a lullaby
Let you know I'm near you through the night to keep you warm.

How will you know?
Where you should go?
Anywhere you want to love is fast or love is slow
Falling through feeling
And falling through time
You won't know me to see me
But I'll come to you in rhyme

For I.... Will play a rhapsody
Cleverly disguise it, so it's not been heard before
And I.... Will sing a lullaby
Let you know I'm near you through the night to keep you warm.
I.... Will play a rhapsody
Cleverly disguise it, so it's not been heard before...
And.. I.... Will sing a lullaby
Let you know I'm near you through the night to keep you warm.
I'll let you know I'm near you through the night to keep you warm.

I.... Will play a rhapsody

I know you've been downhearted, you've been hurtin' on the inside
Lookin' like that sun wasn't shinin' no more
Pick yourself up, smile some, and try to see the bright side
All comes together as you grow

Yes you know that it all comes together, it all comes together
All comes together as you grow
You can not trade your wisdom for the youth that you've been missin'
'Cause it'll all come together as you grow

I know that you've been lonely, you could have used someone to talk to
But that's just one chapter, and honey your story ain't through
You're richer with your treasure with every year that's passing
And everytime you think about it honey it'll pull you through

Yes you know that it all comes together, it all comes together
All comes together as you grow
You can not trade your wisdom for the youth that you've been missin'
'Cause it'll all come together as you grow

I'm scared, Lord I'm scared, I'm terrified
Never been much on religion
But I sure enough would like to hear the call
Said I'm scared Lordy Lord, I'm shakin', I'm petrified
Never been much on religion
But I sure enough just fell down on my knees

Heard the choir singin'
Something about good will toward men
And even sleepin' in heavenly peace
Stopped by to see Saint Thomas
On a cold and dreary New York afternoon
Something in the air was oh so rare
I don't know what it was
But I know that it's still right there

And I'm scared...

Living in confusion
Searching for truth that I never found
I needed something to really believe
Looked toward the heavens
On a dark and stormy winter afternoon
Something in the air was oh so rare
I'm not really sure what it was
But I know for sure that it's still right there

And I'm scared...

I'm scared, you know I'm shakin'
I'm layin' awake thinkin' about it now
I'm terrified
Never been much on religion
But I sure enough just fell down on my knees

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Written By BURTON CUMMINGS
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Oh, sweet, sweet, sweet lovin' babe, how'd I ever let you go?
Miss you more as the years go rollin' by
And I might still be near you, if not for one small thing I know
You lied when I looked you straight in the eye

But oh, you're meanin' so much
Oh lover, meanin' what you're meanin' now
Oh, meanin' so much to me

Ask me how well, how well that I remember, nights in September
Lying holding each other's lovin' charms
And I might still be near you, if not for one small thing I know
I found you in someone else's arms

But oh, you're meanin' so much
Oh lover, meanin' what you're meanin' now
Oh, meanin' so much to me

I know it's useless, I know it's impossible, I've tried
Can't seem to drink you out of my mind
No sense in lookin', no sense in comin' crawlin' on back
Knowing what it is that I'd find, what I'd find...

Oh night comes falling, bringing darkness again
Bringing teardrops to another lonely man
And I might still be near you, if not for one small thing I know
When you loved me you would love me and then you ran
Yes you did, now.

But oh, you're meanin' so much
Oh lover, meanin' what you're meanin' now
Oh, meanin' so much to me