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, try she had one little promise she was gonna keep
Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night
Yes, she was an American girl
American girl
Well, it was kinda cold that night as she stood alone on her balcony
Yes, she could hear the cars roll by at all 441
Like waves crashing 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
Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night
Yes, she was an American girl
And her journey back home was a little strange
Something more than me came to see her
The anguish of not knowing why, the heartache of my beard


It's all a myth
It's all a myth
It's all a myth
Oh, yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
Yes, she was an American girl
An American girl
An American girl