Well, she was an American girl,
   Raised on promises
   She couldn't help thinking 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
  
   Oh yeah, alright,
   Take it easy, baby
   Make it last all night
   She was an American girl.
  
   Well, it was kind of cold that night,
   She stood alone on the balcony
   Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by,
   Out on four forty one like
   Waves crashing on the beach,
   And for one desprate 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
  
   Oh yeah, alright,
   Take it easy, baby
   Make it last all night
   She was an American girl.
  
   Oh yeah, alright,
   Take it easy, baby
   Make it last all night
   She was an American girl.