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 Oh, yeah Alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night (Make it last all night) She was An American Girl Well, it was kind of cold that night She stood alone on a balcony She could hear the cars roll by Out on four forty-one Like waves crashin' on the beach And for one desperate moment, there He crept back in her memory God, it's so painful that something that's so close Is still so far out of reach Oh, yeah Alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night (Make it last all night) She was An American Girl Oh, yeah Alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night (Make it last all night) She was An American Girl I am An American Girl Oh, yeah I'm an American Girl I'm an American Girl Oh, yeah I'm an American Girl