Turning American Lyrics - Wildhearts

do you remember British achievement, and living when times were good? 

watching the start of the end of an era, would you go back if you could? 

when I was younger, the smell of the hunger, in all of the music you played 

kept me believing you lived for the lifestyle and not just the cash to be made 

'cos it's a place where people happen, it's the corner of success 

everybody loves you, and you're never second best 

the smell of easy money, and you follow it to death 

I smell... the shit... upon your breath 

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I remember you when you were an Englishman 

but now you're turning American, turning American 

(x2) 

walking away from the crumbling empire 

won't make it grow anymore 

changing your style 'cos the radio tells me 

how can you sleep? you're a commercial whore 

and you'd lick the steaming phallus if it'd offered you a hit 

clean you of integrity and then they'll make you fit 

you think you'll glide to stardom then you'll show them what you've got 

your pride, your balls, they own your lot 

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I want to be American, I want to be a star 

you should be over there, you should go far 

but I don't want to learn 'cos I know it all now 

you should be guaranteed to find out how 

you'll always be a wanna be, you look too far away... 

'cos it's a place where people happen, it's the corner of success 

everybody loves you and you're never second best 

the smell of easy money, and you follow it to death 

I smell... the shit... upon your breath 

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