American Woman
The Hit Crew Lyrics
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American woman, mama let me be
Don't come hanging around my door
I don't want to see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin' old with you
Now woman, stay away
American woman, listen what I say
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come knocking around my door
I don't want to see your shadow no more
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say
American woman, I said get way
American woman, listen what I say
Don't come hanging around my door
Don't want to see your face no more
I don't need your war machines
I don't need your ghetto scenes
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now...
The lyrics to The Hit Crew's song "American Woman" are a clear indication of the feelings of a man who is not attracted to American women. The singer warns American women to stay away from him, stating that he has important things to do and does not want to spend his time growing old with them. The chorus of the song reiterates this point, with the singer telling the women to get away from him and not to come knocking at his door.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of American culture and how it can be hypnotic and captivating. The singer notes that colored lights can hypnotize and sparkle someone else's eyes, suggesting that American culture is not for him. He goes on to say that he does not need war machines or ghetto scenes, indicating that he does not agree with or support the violent and divisive aspects of American society.
Line by Line Meaning
American woman, stay away from me
The singer is asking American women to stay away from him.
American woman, mama let me be
The singer is insisting American woman let him be.
Don't come hanging around my door
The singer doesn't want American woman to come around his place.
I don't want to see your face no more
The singer doesn't want to see the face of American woman anymore.
I got more important things to do
The singer has other important things to attend to than American woman.
Than spend my time growin' old with you
The singer doesn't want to grow old with American woman.
Now woman, stay away
The singer is warning American woman to stay away from him.
American woman, listen what I say
The singer is insisting that American woman listens to what he is saying.
American woman, get away from me
The singer is asking American woman to get away from him.
Don't come knocking around my door
The singer doesn't want American woman to come knocking at his door.
I don't want to see your shadow no more
The singer doesn't even want to see the shadow of American woman anymore.
Colored lights can hypnotize
The singer states that the colored lights can have a hypnotic effect.
Sparkle someone else's eyes
The singer suggests that American woman should find someone else to mesmerize.
Now woman, get away
The singer is asking American woman to leave him alone.
American woman, I said get way
The singer explicitly said that American woman should get away from him.
Don't come hanging around my door
The singer repeats that he doesn't want American woman to come near his place.
Don't want to see your face no more
The singer reiterates that he doesn't want to see the face of American woman again.
I don't need your war machines
The singer is rejecting American woman's war machines.
I don't need your ghetto scenes
The singer is also rejecting American woman's ghetto scenes.
Colored lights can hypnotize
The singer repeats that colored lights have a hypnotic effect.
Sparkle someone else's eyes
The singer reiterates that American woman should find someone else to dazzle.
Writer(s): Burton Cummings, Gary Peterson, Randy Bachman, Jim Kale
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