American Rust - ERNEST

That backstop on the old ballfield’s

Made from grade-A Pennsylvania steel

It’s been sittin' there since 1951

And that Shell’s been on the corner

Since Coke was glass and gas was a quarter

And that water tower’s seen ten thousand suns

You start thinkin' you can love her that long

And fix you up a little ranch house home

Well, some things just keep on gettin' better with time

That Chevrolet still tears up clay, but lost its shine

And she’ll crank that radio and sing «Strawberry Wine»

And when you fall in love, there’s a cloud of dust

And a dream that’s made of American rust

And that diamond ring your grandpa gave

To grandma way back in the day

Is the one you’re bound to use when you find the one

And that church bell that they rang back then’s

The same one they’ll be ringing when

You both say that you do until life’s done

And fix you up a little ranch house home

Makin' babies 'til you have to add on and on and on, yeah

Well, some things just keep on gettin' better with time

That Chevrolet still tears up clay, but lost its shine

And she’ll crank that radio and sing «Strawberry Wine»

And when you fall in love, there’s a cloud of dust

And a dream that’s made of American rust

Friday night tears, yellow school bus

Bud light beers and blue clear skies

Green John Deeres, ain’t it just like us

To stick around here like American rust

Mmm, American rust

Well, some things just keep on gettin' better with time

That Chevrolet still tears up clay, but lost its shine

And she’ll crank that radio and sing «Strawberry Wine»

And when you fall in love, there’s a cloud of dust

And a dream that’s made of American rust

Mmm, American rust