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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
First Aid Kit
Performer
Klara Söderberg
Vocals
Johanna Söderberg
Vocals
Nathaniel Walcott
Piano
Will Clifton
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Mogis
Producer
Doug Van Sloun
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together
I've got some real estate here in my bag, ooh
So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner pies
And we walked off to look for America
[Verse 2]
"Kathy", I said, as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
Michigan seems like a dream to me now
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
And I've come to look for America
[Verse 3]
Laughing on the bus, playing games with our face
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said, "Be careful, his bow tie is really a camera"
[Verse 4]
Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat
We smoked the last one an hour ago, ooh
So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine
And the moon rose over an open field
[Verse 5]
"Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping
I'm empty and aching and I don't know why
Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike
They've all come to look for America
[Verse 6]
All come to look for America
All come to look for America
All come to look for America
Written by: Paul Simon