[00:11.26]He was 18 and wasted
[00:13.47]Bedroom in the basement
[00:15.27]Parents' house Tucson, Arizona
[00:17.63]What do you expect from a high school diploma?
[00:20.19]Working hours in the shoe store
[00:22.14]Selling dimes out the backdoor
[00:24.56]And he puts on his prom crown
[00:27.33]Says to his mama "I'm the king of this town"
[00:29.20]
[00:30.15]Won't you take me out?
[00:31.66]I hear the midnight streets are calling
[00:34.32]You can hold me down
[00:36.27]But like a bird I'm just free falling
[00:39.39]Here's to these american nights
[00:44.12]We're having the time of our lives
[00:48.88]Living, dreaming, feeling
[00:50.59]Never sleeping till we see the morning light
[00:54.30]On these American nights
[00:57.82]
[01:08.00]Neighborhood kid just back from the desert
[01:10.47]Tattoo and a discharge letter
[01:13.48]VA in the St. John, 6 times a week
[01:16.00]He still sleeps with his boots on
[01:17.71]She skips track up to Brooklyn
[01:19.76]With a dream and some dark skin
[01:22.61]Graveyard at the Reynolds
[01:24.62]This is the place where the stars shine, you know
[01:26.98]
[01:27.28]Won't you take me out?
[01:29.09]I hear the midnight streets are calling
[01:31.80]You can hold me down
[01:33.91]But like a bird I'm just free falling
[01:36.83]Here's to these American nights
[01:41.79]We're having the time of our lives
[01:46.00]Living, dreaming, feeling
[01:47.82]Never sleeping till we see the morning light
[01:51.98]On these American nights
[01:54.38]
[02:06.15]These American nights
[02:10.16]These American nights
[02:15.53]Skies black in November
[02:18.80]Nothing good lasts forever
[02:20.60]12 gauge heart in a machine gun town
[02:22.55]Whole life running, you can't stop now
[02:27.71]Here's to these American nights
[02:32.59]We're having the time of our lives
[02:37.13]Living, dreaming, feeling
[02:38.73]Got a feeling that it's gonna be alright
[02:42.34]On these American nights
[02:47.43]On these American nights
[02:51.43]These American nights
[02:57.30]These American nights
[03:02.07]These American nights
[03:02.37]On these American nights

He was 18 and wasted
Bedroom in the basement
Parents' house Tucson, Arizona
What do you expect from a high school diploma?
Working hours in the shoe store
Selling dimes out the backdoor
And he puts on his prom crown
Says to his mama "I'm the king of this town"
Won't you take me out?
I hear the midnight streets are calling
You can hold me down
But like a bird I'm just free falling
Here's to these american nights
We're having the time of our lives
Living, dreaming, feeling
Never sleeping till we see the morning light
On these American nights
Neighborhood kid just back from the desert
Tattoo and a discharge letter
VA in the St. John, 6 times a week
He still sleeps with his boots on
She skips track up to Brooklyn
With a dream and some dark skin
Graveyard at the Reynolds
This is the place where the stars shine, you know
Won't you take me out?
I hear the midnight streets are calling
You can hold me down
But like a bird I'm just free falling
Here's to these American nights
We're having the time of our lives
Living, dreaming, feeling
Never sleeping till we see the morning light
On these American nights
These American nights
These American nights
Skies black in November
Nothing good lasts forever
12 gauge heart in a machine gun town
Whole life running, you can't stop now
Here's to these American nights
We're having the time of our lives
Living, dreaming, feeling
Got a feeling that it's gonna be alright
On these American nights
On these American nights
These American nights
These American nights
These American nights
On these American nights