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Artist: Lana Del Rey
Track: Looking for America

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Took a trip to San Francisco
All our friends said we would jive
Didn't work, so I left for Fresno
It was quite a scenic drive
Pulled over to watch the children in the park
We used to only worry for them after dark

I'm still looking for my own version of America
One without the gun, where the flag can freely fly
No bombs in the sky, only fireworks when you and I collide
It's just a dream I had in mind
It's just a dream I had in mind
It's just a dream I had in mind

I flew back to New York City
Missed that Hudson River line
Took a train up to Lake Placid
That's another place and time, where
I used to go to drive-ins and listen to the blues
So many things that I think twice about before I do now

I'm still looking for my own version of America
One without the gun, where the flag can freely fly
No bombs in the sky, only fireworks when you and I collide
It's just a dream I had in mind
It's just a dream I had in mind
It's just a dream I had in mind
It's just a dream I had in mind
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Genius Meanings
Lana Del Rey – Looking For America
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Lana Del Rey - Looking For America (Traducción al Español)
[Letra de "Lana Del Rey - Looking For America (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Hice un viaje a San Francisco / Todos nuestros amigos dijeron que bailaríamos / No funcionó
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Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen – Lana Del Rey - Looking for America (Deutsche Übersetzung)
[Deutscher Songtext zu "Looking for America"] / [Strophe 1] / Ich unternahm einen Ausflug nach San Francisco / Alle unsere Freunde sagten, wir würden Jive tanzen / Hat nicht
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Genius Users – Lana Del Rey discography
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