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American Car Lyrics
My circus train pulls through the night
Full of lions and trapeze artists
I'm done with elephants and clowns
I want to
Run away and join the office
Aimless sister, you're surrounded
Angel-faced and I'm astounded
How sweet you are
In your long, black American Car
And you know just where to find me
If I don't know who you are
You will remind me
There's a girl down in the bar
A flaming star upon her shoulder
Slugging hot pink frozen drinks
To put the foot down on her smolder
Easy, Cowboy, what's the rush now?
She may cleave me like a snowplow.
How sweet you are...
All the lazy days are gone.
Still the grind is grinding on.
Throw the memories in a drawer.
Lock myself behind a door.
Full of lions and trapeze artists
I'm done with elephants and clowns
I want to
Run away and join the office
Angel-faced and I'm astounded
How sweet you are
And you know just where to find me
If I don't know who you are
You will remind me
A flaming star upon her shoulder
Slugging hot pink frozen drinks
To put the foot down on her smolder
She may cleave me like a snowplow.
How sweet you are...
Still the grind is grinding on.
Throw the memories in a drawer.
Lock myself behind a door.
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This is a really great song. I think it's about how he wants to get out of the crazy night life.
It sounds like Doughty is tired of being in such a fun and easy life, he wants to know what its like to have to work hard now. It appears that he keeps finding women that suit him quite well, but in the end they leave him, and the long black american car, i dont know if this is true, but it reminds me of a hurse and how God knows exactly where you are, and even if you forgot God for most of your life, he will bring you into the light so you can make the journey towards heaven. It could just be about a woman who drives a long black american car i guess, but i invision the hurse, or a long black 60's business car like a cadilac.