Well, she was an American girl Raised on promises She couldn't help thinking that there was a little more to life Maybe somewhere else After all, it was a great big world With lots of places to run to Yeah, and she had to die trying to Have one little promise she was gonna keep Oh, yeah, alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night She was an American girl Well, it was kinda cold that night She stood out alone on a balcony And she could hear the cars roll by out on the 441 Like waves crashing on the beach And for one desperate moment there He crept into her memory God, it's so painful, something that's so close Still so far out of reach Oh, yeah, alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night She was an American girl She was an American girl An American girl She was an American girl Yeah, yeah She was an American girl Yeah, yeah She was an American girl Yeah, yeah She was an American girl Yeah, yeah She was an American girl