American Child - Phil Vassar

This song appears on four albums, and was first released on the Autograph album, and has also been released on the Earth Songs, The Very Best of John Denver (Single CD) and The John Denver Collection - Calypso albums. Goin' up to Alaska Up to the land of the midnight sun Where the whale and the polar bear run O'er the icy blue sea Goin' up to Alaska Up to the north and the pioneer life Where courage and strength still survive And a man can be free American Child, does the call of the wild Ever sing through the mist of your dreams Does it fly with the wind when you waken again When it's gone do you know what it means Can you picture the time when a man had to find His own way through the cold To come back again to all that you've been Can't you see that it's time to come home To the flowers and seas and the rivers and the trees And the earth who's the mother of all A promise once made - will it shine, will it fade Will we rise with the vision or fall Goin' up to Alaska Up to the land of the midnight sun Where the whale and the polar bear run O'er the icy blue sea Goin' up to Alaska Up to the north and the pioneer life Where courage and strength still survive And a man can be free Men can be free Goin' up to Alaska Goin' up to Alaska Goin' up to Alaska Words and music by John Denver and Joe Henry

We were something, you and me Yeah, we had them rolling in the aisles We got it right once, didn't we We had our shot and missed it by a mile Forget the bitter end Can you remember when We sang, we laughed They all watched us dance They circled around us And toasted to forever We played to win We never gave in And we threw it all away Like your rose bouquet Passion flows like a long white gown But it ain't easy to keep your love alive We hoped each other would come around We'll use the lessons for better luck next time But how sweet it was back then Do you remember when We sang, we laughed They all watched us dance They circled around us And toasted to forever We played to win We never gave in And we threw it all away Like your rose bouquet We sang, we laughed They all watched us dance They circled around us And toasted to forever We played to win We never gave in And we threw, yeah, we threw it all away Like your rose bouquet

Oh oh good ole days Good ole days Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh I work my job all the way to the weekend Call all my buddies, ask where you've been Let's get together somewhere, seven o'clock Wanna pop a top, pop a top, pop Wanna go, wanna roll, wanna rock it Hey, hey, hey, let's make some good ole days Hey, hey, hey, let's make some good ole days That's right, let's make some good ole days tonight Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Hey, baby, what's the chance you dancing with me? Been watching you all night like what I see, that's right That big old moon is shining down from above You know it's stirring up magic stuff This could be the night we fall in love Hey, hey, hey, let's make some good ole days Hey, hey, hey, let's make some good ole days That's right, let's make some good ole days tonight Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Ice cold, wild free Night's young for you and me Let's do something that we'd never dare Something we'll be talking about in our Hey, hey, hey, let's make some good ole days, yea Hey, hey, hey, let's make some good ole days Hey, hey, hey, let's make some good ole days ...