American Child-Phil Vassar

[00:05.90]Phil Vassar [00:17.09]I was ten,I was thin, [00:19.15]I was playing first base [00:21.21]with a secondhand glove and dirt on my face [00:26.28]In nowhere, Virginia [00:27.28] [00:28.56]Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard [00:32.24]would go very far [00:34.56]It was 419 Lakewood,had no silverspoons [00:36.99] [00:38.18]Just an old beat up upright [00:40.93]that played out of tune [00:43.30]Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love [00:46.80]And when I count my blessings I thank God I was [00:51.36]An American child [00:55.24]An American child [00:59.99]'Cause dreams can grow wild [01:02.45]Born inside an American child [01:12.95]Seven pounds, three ounces, she's got my nose [01:16.67]And she's into my heart as deep as it goes [01:21.17]With a promise [01:22.18]that's more than just someone's last name [01:25.18]Anyone's equal, in late August came [01:29.56]An American child [01:33.87]An American child [01:38.43]'Cause dreams can grow wild [01:40.83]Born inside an American child [01:59.46]My grandfather would have been eighty today [02:05.60]But in '45 he fell down beside an American child [02:13.35]An American child [02:16.60]Oh, an American child [02:22.23]'Cause dreams can grow wild [02:24.35]born inside an American child [02:29.41]An American child