Jordan Zevon - American Standard lyrics

rate me

Mom and Dad crashed the 401k<br />

Just to get me where I am today<br />

Knee deep in debauchery<br />

Waiting in line at the keg<br />

Get a degree<br />

Pop a few cherries<br />

Get a tattoo of some Greek symbology<br />

This is what I do<br />

To serve the truth<br />

For the red, white, and brew<br />

<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

That I will pass out every night<br />

Piss myself and pick a fight<br />

I wish I won't<br />

I know I might<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

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The futon's full of a couple fools<br />

As I'm staring at the cops in the ceiling<br />

Marley's on the wall and I'm coming down<br />

As I'm dreading the road that's in front of me<br />

The chick from last night<br />

Won't remember by name<br />

So I can't be held to blame<br />

I'm living in the plan<br />

I'm a knee jerk man<br />

Doing all I can<br />

<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

That I will pass out every night<br />

Piss myself and pick a fight<br />

It can't be wrong<br />

It feels too right<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

<br />

They say these days you'll never forget<br />

But every evening is another blur that ends in porcelain<br />

And the vow I'll never od it again<br />

I'm surrounded by a gaggle of friends<br />

And all the while as I'm gogging I'm wondering why me<br />

Then I start it all over again<br />

<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

That I will pass out every night<br />

Piss myself and pick a fight<br />

It can't be wrong<br />

It feels too right<br />

It's an American Standard<br />

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I'm only here to fill my parent's ambitions<br />

So near, so far<br />

It's a well's worth of wishing<br />

I'm dishing out the dirt until it's piled six feet above me<br />

Just tell me where to go and I'll get in line<br />

I just want a little slice of the pie<br />

A perfect life and perfect wife to serve me<br />

Completely<br />

Just tell me where to go and I'll get in line<br />

I just want a little slice of the pie<br />

A perfect life and a girl on the side to serve me<br />

Discretely<br />

Just tell me where to go and I'll get in line<br />

Just tell me where to go and I'll get in line