American Town

Album: Autumn Variations (2023)
Charted: 27
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  • We're a long way from home
    Haven't seen you in so long
    But it all came back in one moment
    And the year started cold
    But I didn't notice at all
    And when we found there's a room we're both in

    We get Chinese food in small white boxes
    Live the life we saw in Friends
    Your room, it barely fits the mattress
    Wake up, leave for work again
    The wind, it seems to blow right through us
    Down jackets are the trend
    The rush, we're rushing deep into love

    English girl in an American town
    No elevator to the fifth floor, I'll
    Ring on the buzzer then you'll be right down
    I wish time would freeze
    Dungarees over the hoodie, we're out
    Feet are three feet off the ground
    Lost in love and we don't wanna be found
    It's just you and me
    My English girl in an American town
    In an American town

    Days come and go
    But it ends, windows closed
    And the scent of your perfume's on me
    You're useless with your phone
    Electric when one-on-one
    I thought I would be more nervous, darlin'

    We watch comedies and miss the endings
    Conversations till the dawn
    And your changin' tide, we push against it
    Challenge meanings in the songs
    And head out without a reservation
    Drinkin' out of paper bags
    And wasting time is time not wasted

    With my English girl in an American town
    No elevator to the fifth floor, I'll
    Ring on the buzzer then you'll be right down
    I wish time would freeze
    Dungarees over the hoodie, we're out
    Feet are three feet off the ground
    Lost in love and we don't wanna be found
    It's just you and me
    My English girl in an American town

    And when our eyes are closed together, I can't explain
    How the scent of your perfume takes me to a higher place
    We can watch it unfold or we can change how it takes
    And we build when it breaks down

    We drink Moscow Mules and steal the cups
    From, mostly, the Bowery Bar
    What a perfect day to fall in love on
    What a way to make a start
    It appears when you think all is lost, then
    You don't remember when it started, never have to pretend

    With my English girl in an American town
    No elevator to the fifth floor, I'll
    Ring on the buzzer then you'll be right down
    I wish time would freeze
    Dungarees over the hoodie, we're out
    Feet are three feet off the ground
    Lost in love and we don't wanna be found
    It's just you and me

    English girl in an American town
    No elevator to the fifth floor, I'll
    Ring on the buzzer then you'll be right down
    I wish time would freeze
    Dungarees over the hoodie, we're out
    Feet are three feet off the ground
    Lost in love and we don't wanna be found
    It's just you and me
    My English girl in an American town Writer/s: Aaron Dessner, Ed Sheeran
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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