Stupid American
Lost in Love's Translation: A Stupid American's Journey
Lyrics
You've got exactly sixty seconds
You have precisely sixty seconds
To tell me what you meant by that
To explain the meaning of your previous statement
One short minute to apologize
One minute to offer an apology
You've got exactly sixty seconds
You have precisely sixty seconds
To tell me what you meant by that
To clarify the intent behind your words
I hear the murder rate is on the rise
A mention of the rising murder rate
I'm in love, but I do not speak the language
Expressing love while facing a language barrier in a foreign land
I'm in love, but I don't understand
-I'm in love, and I do not speak the language
-But I try to speak the language of this foreign land
-(chorus)
Chorus emphasizing the speaker as a "stupid American"
Here I am, stupid american
-Here I am
-Here I am, stupid american
-Here I am
-you've got exactly sixty seconds
You have precisely sixty seconds
To take back that stupid question
To retract a perceived foolish question
A baguette doesn't come with a bag
A baguette reference and a humorous remark
You've got exactly sixty seconds
You have precisely sixty seconds
To take back that stupid question
To withdraw a question about a baguette
It's called a baguette, don't you get it-get it
Explaining the concept of a baguette
I'm in love, but I do not speak the language
Continued expression of love amid language barriers
I'm in love, but I don't understand
-I'm in love, and I do not speak the language
-When I try to speak the language
-It comes out sounding like
Difficulty in expressing love verbally
(chorus)
Reiteration of the chorus and further anecdotes about the challenges of understanding a foreign lover
his heart is italy
-His kiss is paris
-His body is brazilian
-My heart is...my heart is
-Oklahoma
-Oklahoma
-you've got exactly sixty seconds
-To kiss me like a european
-One short minute to show me how
-You've got exactly sixty seconds
-To love me like a spy
-I've seen those foreign films
-Do it-do it now
-I'm in love, with a man who says "te amo"
-I'm in love, he calls me "ma petite chou-chou"
-I'm in love, and I try to speak the language
-But I can't understand a single word he's saying
-(chorus)
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