The American Ruse-MC5

[ti:The American Ruse (LP版)] [ar:MC5] [al:The Big Bang - The Best Of MC5] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.29]The American Ruse - MC5 [00:01.05]Written by：MC5 [00:02.02] [00:10.24]They told you in school about freedom [00:11.92] [00:12.49]But when you try to be free they never let ya [00:15.17]They said it's easy nothing to it [00:18.05]And now the army's out to get ya [00:20.66] [00:21.23]Sixty nine America in terminal stasis [00:23.74]The air's so thick it's like drowning in molasses [00:26.75]I'm sick and tired of paying these dues [00:29.13]And I'm finally getting hip to the American ruse [00:33.11] [00:37.74]I learned to say the pledge of allegiance [00:40.02]Before they beat me bloody down at the station [00:42.53] [00:43.13]They haven't got a word out of me since [00:45.54]I got a billion years probation [00:48.07] [00:48.85]Sixty nine America in terminal stasis [00:51.47]The air's so thick it's like drowning in molasses [00:54.26]I'm sick and tired of paying these dues [00:56.61]And I'm sick to my guts of the American ruse [01:00.74] [01:05.53]Phony stars oh no crummy cars oh no [01:10.88]Cheap guitars oh no Joe's primitive bar nah [01:17.73]Rock'em back Sonic [01:18.83] [01:44.13]The way they pull you over it's suspicious [01:46.35]Yeah for something that just ain't your fault [01:48.59] [01:49.49]If you complain they're gonna get vicious [01:51.88]Kick in the teeth and charge you with assault [01:54.17] [01:54.72]Yeah but I can see the chickens coming home to roost [01:57.81]Young people everywhere are gonna cook their goose [02:00.73]Lots of kids are working to get rid of these blues [02:03.18]Cause everybody's sick of the American ruse [02:07.30] [02:09.13]Well well well take a look around [02:11.78]Well well well take a look around [02:14.57]Well well well take a look around [02:17.32]Well well well take a look around [02:20.15]Well well well take a look around