American Noise

[Verse 1 – RAP] Raised around burnout smoke and Friday lights Mama yelling from the porch at night Blue jeans stained with gasoline Whole town running on nicotine dreams Corner bars and factory scars Rust belt saints driving broke-down cars Church bells ringing through the county heat While old men argue over college teams Everybody loud where I’m from Talk big, laugh hard, still get things done Might disagree but still shake hands That’s something city folks don’t understand 🎸 [CHORUS] THIS IS AMERICAN NOISE LOUD GUITARS AND CHOIR VOICES BACKROAD SOUL AND MIDNIGHT FIRE WE DON’T GO QUIET WE JUST SING LOUDER [Verse 2] New York hustle Deep south prayer West coast dreams blowing through the air Everybody got opinions now But still pull together when storms come down Seen bikers raise money for strangers Seen gangsters hug mamas at funerals Seen immigrants build whole businesses From empty pockets and impossible miracles That’s why I laugh when people act Like this whole thing black and white Nah man This country loud messy complicated And somehow still alive [CHORUS] THIS IS AMERICAN NOISE… [Guitar Solo Section] Dirty southern rock solo Hammond organ underneath Big live drum fills Ain’t perfection that built this place It was stubborn people Refusing to quit [FINAL CHORUS] THIS IS AMERICAN NOISE BARROOM PRAYERS AND BROKEN VOICES FROM THE CITY STREETS TO THE SMALL TOWN FIRES WE DON’T BACK DOWN WE JUST CLIMB HIGHER “Turn it up!”