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    "American Road (rm)"genre: Guitar Rock
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    'The highway that I travel / Ain't exactly paved in gold / I love and hate this bumpy ride that we call American Road' - a hard driving look at the stop-n-go of American spirit as we try to find ourselves in a new 'normalcy.'
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    CD: Wall of Sound   Label: Way Forward Records
    Credits: Written and performed by Jason Didner

    Story Behind the Song
    In Morris Plains, NJ I have a customer located on American Road. There is a gigantic, impressive flag flying at the intersection of American Road. One day, driving home from that customer, I thought of 'the road' as an overall metaphor for the American experience as people I've had conversations with (and I) know it.

    Lyrics
    The people slam their brakes to see
    Other people's misery
    Packaged up as reality
    I’d like to heal the pain I see

    But I’ve got responsibilities
    For bigger people's prosperity
    Packaged up as industry
    But who's looking out for me?

    The left side's misdirected
    And the right side's out of touch
    The green light only seems to shine
    On those who have too much

    The highway that I travel
    Ain't exactly paved in gold
    I love and hate this bumpy ride that we call

    American Road
    We stop and go
    American Road
    We stop and go

    We rallied close together once
    But that was then, that's yesterday
    A land of sisters and brothers, babe
    Just people in my way

    To hiding in my comfort zone
    Eating more than my fair share
    But I'm looking for a reason now
    To find the strength to care

    My right side's misdirected
    And my left side's out of touch
    The yellow light plays on my fear
    That I'll never have enough

    The highway that I travel
    Ain't exactly paved in gold
    I love and hate this bumpy ride that we call

    American Road
    We stop and go
    American Road
    We stop and go
    I'm sometimes misdirected
    Then I'm in and out of touch
    The red light's got me singled out
    When I think of it too much

    The highway that we travel
    Has to be repaved with soul
    To get us through this rocky ride that we call

    American Road
    We stop and go
    American Road
    Come on, let's roll

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