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Spirit of America
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Spirit of America


[Verse 1]
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The Bonneville salt flats had seen some strange things
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But the strangest thing yet was a jet without wings
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Once as a jet, it played in the stars
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But now on the ground, it's the king of all cars


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Spirit of America
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Spirit of America


[Verse 2]
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Half airplane, half auto now famous worldwide
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The Spirit of America, the name on the side
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The man who would drive her Craig Breedlove by name
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A daring young man played a dangerous game


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Spirit of America
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Spirit of America


[Verse 3]
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With a J-47, a jet for his power
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Craig Breedlove had averaged four-o-seven per hour
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Both man and machine had given fair warn
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They'd set a new record on that warm August morn'


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Spirit of America
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Spirit of America