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American Dream Lyrics
I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay
It's not that I'm not interested you see
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be
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I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove
Keep on talking, mama, I can hear
Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear
I feel a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear
CHORUS
Voila! An American Dream
Well we can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound
It goes so easy with that rain falling down
I think a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear
Voila! An American Dream.
Yeah, we can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
CHORUS
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay
It's not that I'm not interested you see
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be
I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove
Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear
I feel a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear
Well we can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
It goes so easy with that rain falling down
I think a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear
Yeah, we can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
Song Info
Submitted by
pennypink On Jul 21, 2002
More Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Reminds me of my school days,melancholic feelings.
Great song about making the most of your modest means. We don't have the money to some exotic locale in the tropics, so we'll stay at some local dive (Coconut Grove), pretend the sign says "Jamaica" and drink cheap (hillbilly) beer. Who hasn't felt this way? Linda Ronstadt's voice is perfect.