[ti:American Life]
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[al:Sailing The Seas Of Cheese]
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[00:10.34]In a town in southernmost Sicily
[00:12.66]Lived a family too proud to be poor
[00:16.59]In the year that fever took father away
[00:18.85]They hastened for American shores
[00:20.86]Now a mother and her son are standing in line
[00:24.52]It’s a cold day on Ellis Isle
[00:26.70]And they look to the Statue of Liberty
[00:29.54]For the boy we have American Life
[00:35.98]Ong is a Laotian refugee
[00:57.49]He works in the audio trade
[01:00.16]The smoke from flux is filling his lungs
[01:03.26]He’s earning minimum wage
[01:05.27]Spending spare time down on
[01:08.31]San Pablo ave
[01:09.31]Once a week gets a woman for the night
[01:11.13]And he writes home tales of prosperity
[01:13.46]For the boy we have American Life
[01:19.74]Bob is an unemployed veteran
[02:26.07]Born and bred in the South Bronx
[02:28.89]He’s living off the streets down in east L.A.
[02:31.45]Residing in a cardboard box
[02:33.86]Now he plays a little quit and he has a small dog
[02:37.17]Searching for aluminum cans
[02:38.55]And he hold on tight to his dignity
[02:41.92]He was born into American Life