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Phil Vassar |
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I was ten,I was thin, |
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I was playing first base |
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with a secondhand glove and dirt on my face |
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In nowhere, Virginia |
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Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard |
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would go very far |
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It was 419 Lakewood,had no silverspoons |
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Just an old beat up upright |
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that played out of tune |
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Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love |
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And when I count my blessings I thank God I was |
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An American child |
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An American child |
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'Cause dreams can grow wild |
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Born inside an American child |
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Seven pounds, three ounces, she's got my nose |
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And she's into my heart as deep as it goes |
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With a promise |
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that's more than just someone's last name |
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Anyone's equal, in late August came |
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An American child |
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An American child |
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'Cause dreams can grow wild |
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Born inside an American child |
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My grandfather would have been eighty today |
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But in '45 he fell down beside an American child |
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An American child |
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Oh, an American child |
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'Cause dreams can grow wild |
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born inside an American child |
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An American child |