American Rust

That backstop on the old ballfield's
 Made from grade-A Pennsylvania steel
 It's been sittin' there since 1951
 And that Shell's been on the corner
 Since Coke was glass and gas was a quarter
 And that water tower's seen ten thousand suns
 You start thinkin' you can love her that long
 And fix you up a little ranch house home
 Well, some things just keep on gettin' 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
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 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
 And fix you up a little ranch house home
 Makin' babies 'til you have to add on and on and on, yeah
 Well, some things just keep on gettin' 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
 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
 Mmm, American rust
 Well, some things just keep on gettin' 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
 Mmm, American rust