Rusty Old American Dream Lyrics

Well, I don't look all that ragged
For all the time it's been
But I'm weakened underneath me
Where my frame is rusted thin

And this year's state inspection
I just barely pa*sed
Won't you drive me 'cross the country, boy
This year could be my last

I'm a tail-fin road locomotive
From the days of cheap gasoline
And I'm for sale by the side of the road going nowhere
A rusty old American dream

I rolled off the line
In Detroit back in 1958
Spent three days in the showroom
That's all I had to wait

I've been good to all who owned me
Sso have no fear
C'mon, boy, put your money down
And get me out of here

I'm a tail-fin road locomotive
From the days of cheap gasoline
And I'm for sale by the side of the road going nowhere
A rusty old American dream

This car needs
A young man to own him
One who will
Polish the chrome

I will give you
The rest of my lifetime
But don't let me
Die here alone

Just jump me
Some juice to my battery
Give that old starter a spin
Hear me whir, sputter
Backfire through the carberator
And roar into life once again

I'm a tail-fin road locomotive
You can polish my chrome so clean
We can fly off into the sunset together
A rusty old American dream
Still runnin'
A rusty old American dream

David Wilcox - How Did You Find Me Here

Aug 1989

1. Eye Of The Hurricane
2. Language Of The Heart
3. Rusty Old American Dream
4. How Did You Find Me Here
5. Leave It Like It Is
6. Saturday They'll All Be Back Again
7. Jamie's Secret
8. It's Almost Time
9. Just A Vehicle
10. Common As The Rain
11. The Kid