The Checkers

I held you on the pier
And we talked about being engrossed in dreams that we didn't see through to the end
Comets pass across the ocean
The wings of a plane flying at night are blurred
I cut my fingers plucking the strings on my guitar
And then I started to cry, remember you
Everyone was stardust

This is the song for U.S.A.
Old my friends, who have disappeared into the waves of time
Come over here today
And let's sing the same song

This is the song for U.S.A.
The last American dream
With proof that we all ran through the same era...
Sing for all

Smoke floats around the skyscrapers
You're there, crying over broken dreams
It's alright if the gentle amethyst night
Falls from above you
I want to hold your tears
That pound down onto the piano
The beautiful stardust

This is the song for U.S.A.
Groups of stars cross over the ocean
And they shine on the path of dreams, they're coming to pick you up
Wonderful tonight

This is the song for U.S.A.
I used to be able to believe in things I couldn't see
A teenage promise
Grow up

This is the song for U.S.A.
Old my friends, who have disappeared into the waves of time
Come over here today
And let's sing the same song

This is the song for U.S.A.
Groups of stars cross over the ocean
And they shine on the path of dreams, they're coming to pick you up
Wonderful tonight

This is the song for U.S.A.
Old my friends, who have disappeared into the waves of time
Come over here today
And let's sing the same song