ERNEST – American Rust Lyrics

Verse 1
That backstop on the old ballfield
Is made from grade-A Pennsylvania steel
It’s been sittin’ there since 1951
That Shell’s been on the corner since Coke was glass
And gas was a quarter and that water tower has seen 10, 000 suns
You start thinking you can love her that lone
Fix you up a little ranch house home

Chorus
Some things just keep on getting better with time
That Chevrolet still tears up clay but lost its shine
She’ll crank that radio and sing Strawberry Wine
And when you fall in love there’s a cloud of dust
And a dream that’s made of American rust

Verse 2
That diamond ring your grandpa gave
To grandma way back in the day
Is the one you’re bound to use when you find the one
And that church bell that they rang back then
Is the same one they’ll be ringing when you both say that you do
Until life’s done
Fix you up a little ranch house home
Making babies till you have to add on
And on and on

Chorus
Some things just keep getting on better with time
That Chevrolet still tears up clay but lost its shine
She’ll crank that radio and sing Strawberry Wine
And when you fall in love there’s a cloud of dust
And a dream that’s made of American rust

Bridge
Friday night tears
Yellow school bus
Bud light beers
And blue clear skies
Green John Deeres
Ain’t it just like us
To stick around here
Like American rust
American rust

Chorus
Some things just keep on getting better with time
That Chevrolet still tears up clay but lost its shine
She’ll crank that radio and sing Strawberry Wine
And when you fall in love there’s a cloud of dust
And a dream that’s made of American rust…
American rust