[Verse 1]

Well, she was an American girl

Raised on promises

She couldn't help thinkin' that there

Was a little more to life somewhere else

After all, it was a great big world

With lots of places to run to

And if she had to die tryin' she

Had one little promise she was gonna keep

[Chorus]

Oh, yeah, all right

Take it easy, baby, make it last all night

Yeah, she was an American girl

[Verse 2]

Well, it was kind of cold that night

As she stood alone on her balcony (Ooh)

Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by

Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach

And for one desperate moment there

He crept back in her memory

God, it's so painful when something that's so close

Is still so far out of reach

[Chorus]

Oh, yeah, all right

Take it easy, baby, make it last all night

Yeah, she was an American girl

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

Oh, yeah, all right

Take it easy, baby, make it last all night

Yeah, she was an American girl

[Outro]

An American girl