[Verse 1]
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Living the good life full of goodbyes
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My eyes are on the grey skies
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Saying I dont want to come home tonight
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Yeah, and Im high up, off what?
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I dont even remember
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But my friend passed out in the Uber ride
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Oh, Im from the city of the 9-1-5
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Where all the girls are pretty
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And theyre down for the hype
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All my boys are with me
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Going up for the night
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But who cares, who cares
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‘Cause this is our year
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[Chorus]
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So wake me up in the spring
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While Im high off my American dream
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We dont always say what we mean
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Thats the lie of an American teen
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[Verse 2]
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Maybe the end is near
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But Ive been waiting all year
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To get the hell up out of here
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And throw away my fears
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Im so faded (Im so faded)
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Off of all the things that Ive taken, and
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Maybe Im not really drunk
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Maybe Im really good at faking
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[Pre-Chorus]
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From the city of the 9-1-5
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Where all the girls are pretty
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And theyre down for the hype
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All my boys are with me
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Going up for the night
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But who cares, who cares
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‘Cause this is our year
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[Chorus]
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So wake me up in the spring
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While Im high off my American dream
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We dont always say what we mean
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Thats the lie of an American teen
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[Bridge]
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My youth is the foundation of me
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Living life as an American teen (American teen)
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American teen
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Mmm, oh yeah
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We dont always say what we mean
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When were high off our American teen
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My youth is the foundation of me
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Oh, Im proud to be American
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[Chorus]
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So wake me up in the spring
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While Im high off my American (American dream)
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And we dont always say what we mean
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Its the lie of an American teen
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My youth is the foundation of me
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Living life as an American teen
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American teen (American teen)
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[Outro]
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American Teenager
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And Ill be living this dream with you
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[Chant]
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We dont always say what we mean
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When were high off our American teen
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My youth is the foundation of me
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Oh, Im proud to be American