American Kids" by Kenny Chesney
Jack in her Cherry Coke town
Momma and daddy put their roots right here
'Cause this is where the car broke down
Yellow dog school bus kickin' up red dust
Pickin' us up by a barbed wire fence
MTV on the RCA, no A/C in the vents
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
Born in the USA
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
New York to LA
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
Baby, come give me a kiss
Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
Uptown down home American kids
Growin' up in little pink houses
Makin' out on living room couches
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
A little messed up, but we're all alright
Baptist church parkin' lot, tryin' not to get caught
Take her home and give her your jacket
Makin' it to second base, but sayin' you went all the way
Monday afternoon at practice
Sister's got a boyfriend daddy doesn't like
Now he's sittin' out back, 3030 in his lap
In the blue bug zapper light
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
Born in the USA
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
New York to LA
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
Baby, come give me a kiss
Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
Uptown down home American kids
Growin' up in little pink houses
Makin' out on living room couches
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
A little messed up, but we're all alright Doublewide Quick Stop midnight T-top
Amir immigrates to the United States with his father and Amir struggles with fitting in to his new country. Baba struggles a bit more, due to his age. Amir gradually adjusts to life in the United States in similar fashion to the story Kenny Chesney sings about in his song, “American Kids”. Every family is rooted in their lives, yet an immigrant family has a unique situation, since their roots began in another culture. Chesney’s song is interesting since he alludes to the fact that the family settled in where “the car broke down”, and to think of it that way is similar to Baba and Amir’s story, since they had a problem or break down in their life in Afghanistan and to live somewhere due to duress is a negative way to begin a new life, yet that is their beginning to their new and strange life in the United States. Chesney’s song is also significant since Amir falls in love with Soraya while they are at the flea market and their relationship goes beyond the two of them, since their culture mandates that both of their families also approve and condone the relationship. The two fall in love and work through all of the challenges.
Jack in her Cherry Coke town
Momma and daddy put their roots right here
'Cause this is where the car broke down
Yellow dog school bus kickin' up red dust
Pickin' us up by a barbed wire fence
MTV on the RCA, no A/C in the vents
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
Born in the USA
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
New York to LA
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
Baby, come give me a kiss
Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
Uptown down home American kids
Growin' up in little pink houses
Makin' out on living room couches
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
A little messed up, but we're all alright
Baptist church parkin' lot, tryin' not to get caught
Take her home and give her your jacket
Makin' it to second base, but sayin' you went all the way
Monday afternoon at practice
Sister's got a boyfriend daddy doesn't like
Now he's sittin' out back, 3030 in his lap
In the blue bug zapper light
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
Born in the USA
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
New York to LA
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
Baby, come give me a kiss
Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
Uptown down home American kids
Growin' up in little pink houses
Makin' out on living room couches
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
A little messed up, but we're all alright Doublewide Quick Stop midnight T-top
Amir immigrates to the United States with his father and Amir struggles with fitting in to his new country. Baba struggles a bit more, due to his age. Amir gradually adjusts to life in the United States in similar fashion to the story Kenny Chesney sings about in his song, “American Kids”. Every family is rooted in their lives, yet an immigrant family has a unique situation, since their roots began in another culture. Chesney’s song is interesting since he alludes to the fact that the family settled in where “the car broke down”, and to think of it that way is similar to Baba and Amir’s story, since they had a problem or break down in their life in Afghanistan and to live somewhere due to duress is a negative way to begin a new life, yet that is their beginning to their new and strange life in the United States. Chesney’s song is also significant since Amir falls in love with Soraya while they are at the flea market and their relationship goes beyond the two of them, since their culture mandates that both of their families also approve and condone the relationship. The two fall in love and work through all of the challenges.