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Track: The Kid's American
Artist: Matthew Wilder
Album: I Don't Speak The Language

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Name: Matthew Wilder
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Born January 24, 1953, Manhattan, New York, New York, is an American musician, composer and record producer. Matthew was one half of a folk duo called [a=Matthew & Peter] before striking out on his own in 1978. At that point he became a background vocalist for Bette Midler and Ricki Lee Jones. Not much happened until he released "I Don't Speak the Language" with the top 6 pop hit "Break My Stride" in 1983. The follow up "The Kid's American" peaked at #33 and then it was downhill from there chart wise. He continued his career as a writer and producer for the likes of [a=No Doubt], [Link], [a=Christina Aguilera], [a=Kelly Clarkson], [a=The Belle Brigade], [a=King Charles], [a=Joanna Pacitti] and many others. He provided the vocals for the Ling character in Disney's "Mulan". His last chart entry was in 1985 with the #52 charting single "Bouncin' Off Walls". On GEMA database also credited as "Meriam Wilder".

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Release: Matthew Wilder - The Kid's American
Year: 1983
Genres: Electronic
Styles: Disco

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LYRICS

Rockin' with the top down (waoh)
Barrellin' down Highway 9
Picking up the same crowd (waoh)
By the exit sign
Baby, gun your cares
Paint your lipstick on 'til it shines like glass
Midnight riders, lovers, and rock and roll, oh yeah
Yeah, yeah

Got it in the blood
The kid's American
Underneath the hood you know
The kid's American
'Cause he looks so good
The kid's American
Cruising faster than he should
The kid's American

Out behind the high school (waoh)
Smoking that cigarette
Deep into the blue jeans (waoh)
And going to get deeper yet

On the night caress
Something's in the wind and it's coming fast
Hold on baby
Try to take it slow, oh no
Yeah, yeah

Got it in the blood
The kid's American
Underneath the hood you know
The kid's American
'Cause he looks so good
The kid's American
Cruising faster than he should
The kid's American
(Look out now)

Draggin' out all night
'Til there's nothing left by morning light
Driving 'til your chassis bottoms out
Oh yeah
Yeah, yeah

Got it in the blood
The kid's American
Underneath the hood you know
The kid's American
'Cause he looks so good
The kid's American
Cruising faster than he should
The kid's American

Got it in the blood
The kid's American
Underneath the hood you know
The kid's American
'Cause he looks so good
The kid's American
Cruising faster than he should
The kid's American