American Tune

Lyrics Many is the time I've been mistaken And many times confused Yes, and I've always felt forsaken And certainly misused Oh, but I'm all right, I'm all right I'm just weary to my bone Still, you can't expect to be Bright and bon vivant So far away from home, so far away from home I don't know a soul who's not been battered I don't have a friend who feels at ease I don't know a dream that's not been shattered Or driven to its knees Oh, but it's all right, it's all right We have lived so well so long Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on I wonder what's gone wrong I can't help it, I wonder what's gone wrong And I dreamed I was dying I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly Looking back down at me Smiled reassuringly And I dreamed I was flying High up above my eyes could clearly see The Statue of Liberty Sailing away to sea And I dreamed I was flying We come on the ship they call the Mayflower We come on the ship that sailed the moon We come in the age's most uncertain hour And sing an American tune Oh, but it's all right, it's all right, it's all right You can't be forever blessed Still, tomorrow's going to be another working day And I'm trying to get some rest That's all I'm trying to get some rest

Credits Written by: Paul Simon Performances This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but he performed it in concert with Allen Toussaint (with Toussaint handling most of the vocals) in 2006. The duo premiered the song at a 2006-07-04 Paul Simon tribute concert, and they continued to play it at their own concerts later that month. Recordings Paul Simon, on There Goes Rhymin' Simon, 1973 Starland Vocal Band, on Starland Vocal Band, 1976 Simon & Garfunkel, on The Concert In Central Park, 1982 Willie Nelson, on Across The Borderline, 1993 Indigo Girls, on Turn Of The Decade 1989-90: Ben & Jerry's Newport Folk Festival, 1997 Eva Cassidy, on American Tune, 2003 Bootlegs This section may be incomplete.

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