John Grant - Boy from Michigan lyrics

You know my mama sewed
Clothes for Bertha Wrunklewich
That lady who I always thought was rich
And I considered her with awe and
Wonder when she came around
And then the summertime we
Went to Catherine Park
A place where you could have
Yourself a summer lark
Swimming and spinning on the merry-go-round
'Til the sun went down

And I was haunted by the
Stories about Connie's car
And how she barely got out
When it caught on fire
And the trucker came along and he saved
Her life and she was alright
Now it sit's across the way
From Hall's Apple Farm
A place that I have carried
With me for so long you can find it if you
Drive along Red Bud Trail
Through the maple trees (In the autumn time)

Beware when you go out there
They'll eat you alive if you don't take care
They have different rules they're using
The American Dream can cause scarring
And some nasty bruising
Beware when you go out there
They'll eat you alive if you don't take care
They're using different rules
The American Dream is not for
Weak soft hearted fools

And all the neighborhood boys
They got them permanent waves
And we walk through the cemetery
Looking at all the graves
To Thompsons's Market for candy and pop
We did it almost every day
We used to look to see if we
Could find a patch of green
As the winter came to a close
And spring was blossoming
The ground was coming alive and
It smelled so clean

Beware when you go out there
They'll eat you alive if you don't take care
They have different rules they're using
The American Dream can cause scarring
And some nasty bruising
Beware when you go out there
They'll eat you alive if you don't take care
They're using different rules
The American Dream is not for
Weak soft hearted fools

And Scotty said softly with some
Sadness in his voice
"You're just a simple boy from Michigan
And they'll be doing everything
They can to win so please, please
Don't ever let your guard down
And maybe someday you can
Come back here again"