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	{{Infobox song		{{Infobox song
	\| Name = ~~Patriot's Heart~~		\| Name = Job To Do
	\| Cover = AMC-LoveSongs.jpg		\| Cover = AMC-LoveSongs.jpg
	\| Caption = ''Love Songs For Patriots'' cover		\| Caption = ''Love Songs For Patriots'' cover
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	\| Released = 2004		\| Released = 2004
	\| Format = LP / CD		\| Format = LP / CD
	\| Length = 6:01		\| Length = 5:04
	\| Label = [[Merge Records]] (US) / [[Cooking Vinyl]] (UK) / [[Devil In The Woods]] (UK LP)		\| Label = [[Merge Records]] (US) / [[Cooking Vinyl]] (UK) / [[Devil In The Woods]] (UK LP)
	\| Writer = [[Mark Eitzel]]		\| Writer = [[Mark Eitzel]]
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	# "[[Ladies And Gentlemen]]"		# "[[Ladies And Gentlemen]]"
	# "[[Another Morning]]"		# "[[Another Morning]]"
	# ~~'''~~"Patriot's Heart"~~'''~~		# "[[Patriot's Heart]]"
	# "[[Love Is]]"		# "[[Love Is]]"
	# "[[Job To Do]]"		# '''"Job To Do"'''
	# "[[Only Love Can Set You Free]]"		# "[[Only Love Can Set You Free]]"
	# "[[Mantovani The Mind Reader]]"		# "[[Mantovani The Mind Reader]]"
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	}}		}}

	'''"~~Patriot's Heart~~"''' is the ~~3rd~~ song on [[start\|American Music Club]]'s 8th album, 2004’s ''[[Love Songs For Patriots]]''.		'''"Job To Do"''' is the 5th song on [[start\|American Music Club]]'s 8th album, 2004’s ''[[Love Songs For Patriots]]''.

	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
	~~If you wanna see something patriotic~~, ~~there~~'~~s a stripper<br>~~		I cross the street to avoid her
	~~He don't look that good, but he's got an all-American~~ smile~~<br>~~		No, I can't live with her eyes
	~~that fills his underwear with all~~ the ~~lonely dollars<br>~~		Would it stain my hands to touch her?
	~~from all~~ the ~~lonely men who no one suffers<br>~~		Would her smile take me the way gravity takes the sky?
	~~who wait around this bar and spend all their lonely hours<br>~~		Maybe some were born to run, maybe some were to born to smile on you
	~~they're already gone - no one's running for cover<br>~~
	~~the farther you~~ run ~~away~~, ~~the more~~ you ~~have to hide in the dark<br>~~
	~~white as the worm that crawls in the patriot's heart~~

	~~It is so red, white and blue the way he works the bar<br>~~		Everyone has a job to do
	~~selling his embraces like Mr. President or a fallen star<br>~~		Everyone has a job to do
	~~he don't care babe if you're worldly or wise<br>~~
	~~he's just looking for men with sins in their eyes<br>~~
	~~and he always says the same thing, he says,<br>~~
	~~"So, how you doin', baby? I'm your rod and your staff<br>~~
	~~and for~~ a ~~tip, you can touch me.<br>~~
	~~And after~~ a ~~few tequilas, I become something holy.<br>~~
	~~And this crappy little bar with its sweating mirrors<br>~~
	~~and its mildewed ceiling are more full of love,<br>~~
	~~yeah, then even natural selection. And dollar for dollar, babe,<br>~~
	~~it's a better bargain. The more you pay,<br>~~
	~~the more I can break you all apart."<br>~~
	~~And dollars pour like ashes from the patriot's heart.~~

	~~Now he knows~~ that ~~your good time will kill him,<br>~~		I see her everyday - she has a silver lining that I can't shake
	~~but the thought of getting old, no it does not thrill him<br>~~		She's like something I threw away
	~~He says, "Give me all your money and don~~'t ~~tell me what you~~'~~re thinking.<br>~~		A voice in a dream that says, "Oh love, come awake,"
	~~I'm the past you wasted~~, ~~I'm the future you're obliterating.~~"~~<br>~~		Some wanna show you were the light is
	Oh, come ~~on grandpa! Remind me what we're celebrating -<br>~~		Some only wanna stare at the view
	~~that your heart finally dried up or that it finally stopped working?<br>~~
	~~And how~~ you ~~make a dead man cum?<br>~~
	~~You learned~~ the ~~undertaker's art and make 'em shine<br>~~
	~~like~~ the ~~alcohol that preserves the patriot's heart.~~

	~~We all want~~ a ~~patriot's heart<br>~~		Everyone has a job to do
	~~Give me your patriot's heart~~		Everyone has a job to do

	~~You can see him fade with the dawn in a pile of Washingtons<br>~~		I know God is on my side
	~~His head is in~~ a ~~spin~~, ~~he's happy to pass out again<br>~~		He's a prisoner who stares,
	~~He would rather fade into the static than hear the violins<br>~~		who stares out of my eyes
	~~that whine like old lovers~~ who ~~whine that they loved him<br>~~		and the prisoner, He don't care
	~~He would rather laugh alone in~~ the ~~dark with the soft hands of heaven<br>~~		He don't care
	~~because they leave him alone with his entertainment system<br>~~		Some need walls to be happy and
	He ~~does it for the money but he gives more than he~~'~~s given<br>~~		some need to make the horizon blue
	He ~~does it for the money but he gives more than he~~'~~s given<br>~~
	and ~~it's only when he's naked that he feels his heart<br>~~
	in the ~~whorehouse desert of the patriot's heart.~~

	~~We all want~~ a ~~patriot's heart<br>~~		Everyone has a job to do
	~~We all want~~ a ~~patriot's heart~~		Everyone has a job to do

	==Video==		==Video==
	~~Mark Eitzel performing "Patriot's Heart" on February 28, 2009 in San Francisco, CA, USA.~~
	~~<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdttZ8E-NCs</embedvideo>~~

	== Personnel ==		== Personnel ==
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	==Also appears on==		==Also appears on==
	* ''[[Ladies And Gentlemen]]'' promo		* ''[[Demos Before Love Songs]]'' <small>Demo</small>
	* ''[[Demos Before Love Songs]]'' <small>~~2 demo versions~~</small>		* ''[[A Toast To You]]'' <small>Live version</small>
	* ''[~~https://www.discogs.com/Various-Comes-With-~~A~~-Smile-Vol-12-Meanwhile-In-The-Meantime/release/598276 Comes With A Smile, Vol. 12: Meanwhile, In The Meantime] <small>Live solo acoustic version</small>~~
	* ''[[The Konk Sessions]]'' <small>Live version</small>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox song
| Name = Patriot's Heart
| Cover = AMC-LoveSongs.jpg
| Caption = ''Love Songs For Patriots'' cover
| Artist = [[start|American Music Club]]
| Album = [[Love Songs For Patriots]]
| Released = 2004
| Format = LP / CD
| Length = 6:01
| Label = [[Merge Records]] (US) / [[Cooking Vinyl]] (UK) / [[Devil In The Woods]] (UK LP)
| Writer = [[Mark Eitzel]]
| Producer = [[Mark Eitzel]] / [[Tim Mooney]]
| Tracks =
# "[[Ladies And Gentlemen]]"
# "[[Another Morning]]"
# '''"Patriot's Heart"'''
# "[[Love Is]]"
# "[[Job To Do]]"
# "[[Only Love Can Set You Free]]"
# "[[Mantovani The Mind Reader]]"
# "[[Home]]"
# "[[Myopic Books]]"
# "[[America Loves The Minstrel Show]]"
# "[[The Horseshoe Wreath In Bloom]]"
# "[[Song Of The Rats Leaving The Sinking Ship]]"
# "[[The Devil Needs You]]"
# "[[1000 Miles]]"
}}

'''"Patriot's Heart"''' is the 3rd song on [[start|American Music Club]]'s 8th album, 2004’s ''[[Love Songs For Patriots]]''.

==Lyrics==
If you wanna see something patriotic, there's a stripper 
He don't look that good, but he's got an all-American smile 
that fills his underwear with all the lonely dollars 
from all the lonely men who no one suffers 
who wait around this bar and spend all their lonely hours 
they're already gone - no one's running for cover 
the farther you run away, the more you have to hide in the dark 
white as the worm that crawls in the patriot's heart

It is so red, white and blue the way he works the bar 
selling his embraces like Mr. President or a fallen star 
he don't care babe if you're worldly or wise 
he's just looking for men with sins in their eyes 
and he always says the same thing, he says, 
"So, how you doin', baby? I'm your rod and your staff 
and for a tip, you can touch me. 
And after a few tequilas, I become something holy. 
And this crappy little bar with its sweating mirrors 
and its mildewed ceiling are more full of love, 
yeah, then even natural selection. And dollar for dollar, babe, 
it's a better bargain. The more you pay, 
the more I can break you all apart." 
And dollars pour like ashes from the patriot's heart.

Now he knows that your good time will kill him, 
but the thought of getting old, no it does not thrill him 
He says, "Give me all your money and don't tell me what you're thinking. 
I'm the past you wasted, I'm the future you're obliterating." 
Oh, come on grandpa! Remind me what we're celebrating - 
that your heart finally dried up or that it finally stopped working? 
And how you make a dead man cum? 
You learned the undertaker's art and make 'em shine 
like the alcohol that preserves the patriot's heart.

We all want a patriot's heart 
Give me your patriot's heart

You can see him fade with the dawn in a pile of Washingtons 
His head is in a spin, he's happy to pass out again 
He would rather fade into the static than hear the violins 
that whine like old lovers who whine that they loved him 
He would rather laugh alone in the dark with the soft hands of heaven 
because they leave him alone with his entertainment system 
He does it for the money but he gives more than he's given 
He does it for the money but he gives more than he's given 
and it's only when he's naked that he feels his heart 
in the whorehouse desert of the patriot's heart.

We all want a patriot's heart 
We all want a patriot's heart

==Video==
Mark Eitzel performing "Patriot's Heart" on February 28, 2009 in San Francisco, CA, USA.
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdttZ8E-NCs</embedvideo>

== Personnel ==
* [[Marc Capelle]] – piano, organ, brass arrangements
* [[Mark Eitzel]] – vocals, guitars, production
* [[Tim Mooney]] – drums, production, engineering
* [[Danny Pearson]] – bass
* [[Vudi]] – guitars

==Also appears on==
* ''[[Ladies And Gentlemen]]'' promo
* ''[[Demos Before Love Songs]]'' 2 demo versions
* ''[https://www.discogs.com/Various-Comes-With-A-Smile-Vol-12-Meanwhile-In-The-Meantime/release/598276 Comes With A Smile, Vol. 12: Meanwhile, In The Meantime] Live solo acoustic version
* ''[[The Konk Sessions]]'' Live version

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:AMC songs]]

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