Name: AmeriCAN
Duration: P00H04M35S
Description: Yes, I can. I got the idea from the shitty movie "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", in which Johnny Depp asks Danny Trejo, "Are you a Mexi- CAN or a Mexi- CAN'T?". To which Trejo replies, " I'm a Mexi-CAN." I liked those lines; the rest was pretty awful.

AmeriCAN

from Free at Last by Nych Hansen

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Yes, I can. I got the idea from the shitty movie "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", in which Johnny Depp asks Danny Trejo, "Are you a Mexi- CAN or a Mexi- CAN'T?". To which Trejo replies, " I'm a Mexi-CAN." I liked those lines; the rest was pretty awful.

lyrics

I’m from out west, but now I’m home
And I could cruise, but I walk the mile
And what I love about this country of mine
Is here I’m free to make my own style.

I doubt the left, but I doubt the right.
I’m a singing bird, but neither wing
Your politics are always after the fact
when our actions decide everything.

(Chorus)
Now sometimes it is quite a struggle
To do what’s right, to be your own man
Some people say that I can’t live that way
Well, mister, I’m an Ameri-CAN.

I’m living light, but I’m no commie
I move around, but pay my dues
And as the Wall Street frauds are stealing from us
I do not sing about the blues

(Chorus)
In a world that’s so uncertain
Day by day’s my only plan
Some people say that I can’t live that way
Well, mister, I’m an Ameri-CAN.

I’ve had long hair, but I’m no hippy
I like to run, but I’m no jock
I’ve got no use for all those labels in my life
Man, I just try to walk the walk.

(Chorus)
I like to meet all kinds of people
But I don’t belong to any clan
Some people say that I can’t live that way
Well, buster…. I’m here to say I can!

'cause dammit.... I'm an Ameri-CAN
That's right. I'm an AmeriCAN.
Hey y'all... I'm an AmeriCAN.

Yes, I am.

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from Free at Last, released October 1, 2020
Music & Lyrics by Nych Hansen

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Nycholas "Nych" Hansen Boston, Massachusetts

Welcome!
Solid rock is my core, tapping various genres. All songs are collaborations with Eric Margan, musician/engineer extraordinaire from Albany, NY.

9 original rock n' roll albums await you, with bedrock acoustic versions included in all-free downloads. 3 more hidden albums are available upon request.

Enjoy, and stay tuned for more from the New York State of Boston!🇺🇸 ... more

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