[ti:American Life] [ar:Primus] [al:Sailing The Seas Of Cheese] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]American Life - Primus [01:19.77]In a town in southernmost Sicily [01:22.22]Lived a family too proud to be poor [01:25.18]In the year that fever took father away [01:27.76]They hastened for American shores [01:30.65]Now a mother and her son are standing in line [01:33.11]It's a cold day on Ellis Isle [01:35.94]And they look to the Statue of Liberty [01:43.11]For the boy we have American Life [02:04.19]Ong is a Laotian refugee [02:06.46]He works in the audio trade [02:09.16]The smoke from flux is filling his lungs [02:11.87]He's earning minimum wage [02:14.51]Spending spare time down on [02:15.90]San Pablo ave [02:16.84]Once a week gets a woman for the night [02:19.80]And he writes home tales of prosperity [02:26.40]For the boy we have American Life [09:31.72]Bob is an unemployed veteran [09:33.67]Born and bred in the South Bronx [09:35.81]He's living off the streets down in east L A [09:38.64]Residing in a cardboard box [09:41.84]Now he plays a little quit and he has a small dog [09:44.36]Searching for aluminum cans [09:47.10]And he hold on tight to his dignity [09:53.76]For the boy we have American Life [09:59.18]He was born into American Life [10:04.71]For the boy we have American Life