If pain was a color to paint on you
your heart would be the color blue
it would be a gradient from there till your body met your hair
which would remain a silver hue
you are the one they call Jesus Christ
didn't know no rock and roll
just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in Vietnam
and a heart that always told you there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules?
who broke the rules?
who broke the rules?
they said every one of you will never try to lend a hand
when the policemen don't understand
boys, all you boys
think it's so American
girls, all you girls
yeah, you're so American
he may not be born of this land
but he was born of this world
he was born of all the mothers and the colors of our brothers
and the love that was taught to
you by the one they call Jesus Christ
he may not know no rock and roll
and there may not be a heaven or a place of which to send you
but you know in the end, there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules?
who broke the rules?
who broke the rules?
they said every one of you will never try to lend a hand
when the policemen don't understand
boys, all you boys
think it's so American
girls, all you girls
yeah, you're so American
there's two eyes for every one of us
but somebody got there first and took them all
(x2)
man, oh man
you think it's so American
man, oh man.
yeah, you're so American
(x2)
there's two eyes for every one of us
but somebody got there first and took them all
(x2)
if pain was a color to paint on you
your heart would be the color blue
it would be a gradient from there till your body met your hair
which remained a silver hue
you are the one they call jesus christ
didn't know no rock n roll
just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in vietnam
and a heart that always told you there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
if pain was a color to paint on you
your heart would be the color blue
it would be a gradient from there till your body met your hair
which remained a silver hue
you are the one they call jesus christ
didn't know no rock n roll
just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in vietnam
and a heart that always told you there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules
who broke the rules
who broke the rules
so who broke the rules
who broke the rules
who broke the rules
they said every one of (you) would never try...
they said every one of (you) would never try to lend a hand
when the policemen don't understand
boys all you boys
think it's so American
girls all you girls
yeah you're so American
he may not be born of this land
but he was born of this world
he was born of all the mothers and the colors of our brothers
and the love that was taught to
you by the one they call jesus christ
he may not know no rock n roll
and there may not be a heaven or a place of which to send you
but you know in the end there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules
who broke the rules
who broke the rules
they said every one of (you) would never try to lend a hand
when the policemen don't understand
boys all you boys
think it's so American
girls all you girls
yeah you're so American
there's two eyes for every one of us
but somebody got there first and took them all
there's two eyes for every one of us
but somebody got there first and took them all
man oh man
you think it's so american
man oh man
yeah you're so american
man oh man
you think it's so american
man oh man
yeah you're so american
there's two eyes for every one of us
but somebody got there first and took them all
there's two eyes for every one of us
but somebody got there first and took them all
If pain was a color to paint on you your heart would be the color blue it would be a gradient from there till your body met your hair which would remain a silver hue you are the one they call Jesus Christ didn't know no rock and roll just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in Vietnam and a heart that always told you there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules? who broke the rules? who broke the rules?
they said every one of you will never try to lend a hand when the policemen don't understand
boys, all you boys think it's so American girls, all you girls yeah, you're so American
he may not be born of this land but he was born of this world he was born of all the mothers and the colors of our brothers and the love that was taught to you by the one they call Jesus Christ he may not know no rock and roll and there may not be a heaven or a place of which to send you but you know in the end, there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules? who broke the rules? who broke the rules?
they said every one of you will never try to lend a hand when the policemen don't understand
boys, all you boys think it's so American girls, all you girls yeah, you're so American
there's two eyes for every one of us but somebody got there first and took them all (x2)
man, oh man you think it's so American man, oh man. yeah, you're so American (x2)
there's two eyes for every one of us but somebody got there first and took them all (x2)
if pain was a color to paint on you your heart would be the color blue it would be a gradient from there till your body met your hair which remained a silver hue you are the one they call jesus christ didn't know no rock n roll just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in vietnam and a heart that always told you there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all
if pain was a color to paint on you your heart would be the color blue it would be a gradient from there till your body met your hair which remained a silver hue you are the one they call jesus christ didn't know no rock n roll just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in vietnam and a heart that always told you there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules who broke the rules who broke the rules
so who broke the rules who broke the rules who broke the rules
they said every one of (you) would never try...
they said every one of (you) would never try to lend a hand when the policemen don't understand
boys all you boys think it's so American girls all you girls yeah you're so American
he may not be born of this land but he was born of this world he was born of all the mothers and the colors of our brothers and the love that was taught to you by the one they call jesus christ he may not know no rock n roll and there may not be a heaven or a place of which to send you but you know in the end there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all there's a madness in us all
so who broke the rules who broke the rules who broke the rules
they said every one of (you) would never try to lend a hand when the policemen don't understand
boys all you boys think it's so American girls all you girls yeah you're so American
there's two eyes for every one of us but somebody got there first and took them all there's two eyes for every one of us but somebody got there first and took them all
man oh man you think it's so american man oh man yeah you're so american man oh man you think it's so american man oh man yeah you're so american
there's two eyes for every one of us but somebody got there first and took them all there's two eyes for every one of us but somebody got there first and took them all
[lyrics taken from the inside vinyl cover]