An American Tune Songtext
von Kurt Elling

Many is the time I′ve been mistaken
And many times confused
Yes, and I've often felt forsaken
And certainly misused
But I′m all right, I'm all right
I'm just weary to my bones
Still, you don′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
But it's all right, it′s all right
'Cause we have lived so well so long

Still, when I think about 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
And I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
And looking back down at me
Smiled reassuringly
And I dreamed I was flying
And from high up above my eyes could clearly see
The Statue of Liberty
Sailing away to sea
And I dreamed I was flying

And we come on the ship they call Mayflower
We come on the ship that sailed the moon
We come in the age′s most uncertain hour
And we sing an American tune
Oh, god, it's all right, it′s all right
It's all right, it′s all right
You can't be forever blessed

Still, tomorrow's gonna be another working day
And I′m trying to get some rest
That′s all, I'm just trying to get some rest
To get some rest