American Slang

[Verse 1] We are graffiti on a subway train Two hands shape of a heart Lyrics on a Coca-Cola classic can Promises whispered in the dark We are Hemingway in a dive bar I love you in a dead language Progress running through the telephone wires Sneakers hangin' by the laces [Chorus] We are the back roads dirty water soul banks From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Say things that I was gonna say Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang Born and raise on American Slang, yeah [Verse 2] We are vampires on Hollywood Boulevard Angels and sinners in our home town streets An autobiography in a sleeve tattoo Our broken hearts that still beat [Chorus] We are the back roads dirty water soul banks From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Say things that I was gonna say Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang Born and raise on American Slang, yeah [Verse 3] She was Marilyn and Daisy Duke He was Dean and DiCaprio Neon turned into LED Lost boys all came home Singin' [Chorus] We are the back roads dirty water soul banks From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Say things that I was gonna say Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang [Chorus] We are the back roads dirty water soul banks From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Say things that I was gonna say Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang Born and raise on American Slang