The Auteurs - American Guitars lyrics

They were failing dutifully
If you're going to fail at all
Failing came more easily
Than it did to us all


And I wanted to be there see them again
It was easy to see them
They were the best band to be in


I gave up drugging when you spiked my drink
Stopped freeloading when I could not get in


I gave up singing
When I was told I could not dance
Knew my place in the world
When I heard them start





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American guitars american guitars


Woke up Sunday morning
With a hole the size of my pool
Couldn't believe I'd grown so ugly
Couldn't believe I'd been so cruel


I should've set back
Thought about their past
East coast to west coast
How they'd struggled for their art


Some people were born to write
Some people were born to dance
Thought I knew my place in the world
Thought I knew my art


Glad to be there see them begin
It was easy to see them
They were the best band to be in



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American guitars american guitars


They were the real Europeans
In clubs across the land people held a vigil
They were the best laid French band