American Wife

'Losing your brave 'is that what he said
The flag will still wave even after you're dead
I'll be your American wife
Like the eagle perched atop the globe
We'll climb up above the smog and
Live in blissful ignorance
With a dog and a TV set
We'll eat flesh 'til we're fatter than our friends
But I only play the fool very often
I only bet my heart like a spade
But I like the gambling life
You never know what you're gonna get
Bet your shoes  keys  and glasses
You'll be barefoot  free from debt  blinded  and wandering;
Maybe then you'll be happier
(then you'll be happier)
The wind used to come and nearly blow you over
The wind doesn't move down these parts anymore
And so goes the bartering life
Caught for food  then they strap you down
You scream 'Miami was pretty  before we were bitter;
Before we let our sadness litter the streets '
You offered your father could be mine
We looked at your family tree  and politely declined
You have eleven siblings
Who've had ten broken limbs
Nine divorces
And eight broken hearts
And seven grandkids
And six bypass surgeries
Five college degrees
Four are sick;
Three are well
Two are dead
One's in jail
No one here moves away
No one here moves away
'Come on to the grave 'is that what I said
(Is that what I said )
My memory fades when I'm drinking in bed
I miss the sobering life
The comforter will not come unto to me
'Til I'm a fearless  faithless
Nothing at all
'Cause no one escapes their life
No one escapes their life
No one escapes their life
(No one  No one)
It may sound depressing
It's just a life lesson
In the bartering  gambling life
I'll be your American Wife