American Romance

Mobile home along the river

From the heartland, she's delivered

Steals the naked truth from me and I don't stand a chance

Love is like a summer heatwave

Humid air, it's hard to behave

Swimming in the danger of American romance

Safe inside and air conditioned

Mirror rendezvous omission

Trying to be conscious in a crazy circumstance

She drove up here afternoon-like

Racing up the lonely turnpike

I found an open diner and American romance

Time won't tell

It never says a word

I only wait and I can't say I wait too well

Every day

The same old arrow on a string

Sings its way from heaven's bow and I swing safely over hell

Safely over hell

Police sirens pierce the silence

Break the spell of inner violence

A war between my mind and body, started by a glance

My body fueled by love and trust

Is ambushed by my mental justice

Truth is dust in sunlight in American romance

Time won't tell

It never says a word

I only wait and I can't say I wait too well

Every day

The same old arrow on a string

Sings its way from heaven's bow and I swing safely over hell

Safely over hell

We sit in the car alone

Now's the time for stealing home

Feel a little joy before the many sides advance

And now as history allows

All my lines are hidden vows

Immortalized in song for my American Romance

Time won't tell

It never says a word

I only wait and I can't say I wait too well

Every day

The same old arrow on a string

Sings its way from heaven's bow and I swing safely over hell

Safely over hell