A shooting star in a long dark day 'Thunder in his hands A shooting star in a long dark day 'Thunder in his hands My parents wonder if I'm doin' alright Keepin' the case locked up tight With a kid hanging there in plain sight While I'm making my plan Won't be long before the time has come I will be staying in the hot bath tub Baby somewhere there's a lasting joy An American boy, American boy Stop the world, how that would be? Shining pearl waiting there for me All the girls that care for me A future I could own A poisonous whisper in my head Tell them softly I'll be better off dead I'm not gonna go Won't be long before the time has come I will be staying in the hot bath tub Baby somewhere there's a lasting joy An American boy, American boy Won't be long before the time has come I will be staying in the hot bath tub Baby somewhere there's a lasting joy An American boy, American boy Hoping to find him in my basement Waiting the prom on my Saturday night But the time isn't right But it's closer now