"American Romance" lyrics - LUKAS NELSON

Mobile home along the river
From the heartland, she's delivered
Steals the naked truth from me
And I don't stand a chance
Love is like a summer heatwave
Humid air, it's hard to behave
Swimming in the danger of American romance
Safe inside and air conditioned
Mirror rendezvous omission
Trying to be conscious
In a crazy circumstance
She drove up here afternoon like
Racing up the lonely turnpike
Found an open diner
And American romance

[Chorus:]
Time won't tell
It never says a word
I only wait
And, I can't say I wait too well
Every day, the same old arrow on a string
Sings its way from heaven's bow
And, I swing safely over hell
Safely over hell

Police sirens pierce the silence
Break the spell of inner violence
A war between my mind and body
Started by a glance
My body fueled by love and trust
Is ambushed by my mental justice
Truth is dust in sunlight
In American romance

[Chorus:]
Time won't tell
It never says a word
I only wait
And, I can't say I wait too well
Every day, the same old arrow on a string
Sings its way from heaven's bow
And, I swing safely over hell
Safely over hell

We sit in the car alone
Now's the time for stealing home
Feel a little joy before the many sides advance
And, now as history allows
All my lines are hidden vows
Immortalized in song
For my American Romance

[Chorus:]
Time won't tell
It never says a word
I only wait
And, I can't say I wait too well
Every day, the same old arrow on a string
Sings its way from heaven's bow
And, I swing safely over hell
Safely over hell