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"American Land" is a track by Bruce Springsteen, from the album Wrecking Ball, released 6th March 2012. The track is 4:23 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Bruce Springsteen.
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What is this land America, so many travel there I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling meet me there Wish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can And we'll make our home in the American land Over there the women wear silk and satin to their knees Children dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands If you make your home in the American land There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who'll make his home in the American land I docked at Ellis Island in the city of light and spire Wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire Made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands We made our home in the American land There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who will make his home in the American land The McNicholas, the Posalski's, the Smiths, Zerillis too The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews Come across the water a thousand miles from home With nothin' in their bellies but the fire down below They died building the railroads, worked to bones and skin Died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind Died to get here a hundred years ago, they're dyin' now The hands that built the country we're always trying to keep down There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who'll make his home in the American land Who'll make his home in the American land Who'll make his home in the American land
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