Intro
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[Verse 1]
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The portrait of a real American boy
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He keeps his insecurities at bay
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The King of Belle Vernon P.A.
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He's got a car his friends
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and him take up to the lake
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To narrowly escape this town's
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like glue they say Cause
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once you're here you stay
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The portrait of a real American boy
[Chorus 1]
F# A#m D#m
And it don't come easy
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He's just working as hard
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as he can But you'll never
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know if you don't let go
G#m
Of you to find your
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own identity identity
[Verse 2]
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The boy became a real American man
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The product of a past that makes him mad
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And now he's turned into his dad
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He still works at the gas station
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doing tune-ups "Man I think
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I had a shot," he'd say
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"if only I could only catch a break"
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The portrait of a real American boy
[Chorus 2]
F# A#m D#m
And it don't come easy
B A#m
He's just working as hard
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as he can But you'll never
A#m D#m
know if you don't let go
G#m
Of you to find your
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own identity
A#m D#m
And it don't come easy
B A#m
He's just working as hard
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as he can But you'll never
A#m D#m
know if you don't let go
G#m
Of you to find your
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own identity identity
[Bridge]
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What's all this for?
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What are we ever working towards?
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The jobs and lovers always came
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and went The story of his life
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is etched into a vinyl And on
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both sides he hears his famous
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friends And now it all makes
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sense yeah yeah yeah
[Chorus 3]
F# A#m D#m
And it don't come easy
B A#m
He's just working as hard
C# F#
as he can But you'll never
A#m D#m
know if you don't let go
G#m
Of you to find your
C# F#
own identity
A#m D#m
And it don't come easy
B A#m
He's just working as hard
C# F#
as he can But you'll never
A#m D#m
know if you don't let go
G#m
Of you to find your
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own identity identity
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