Well, she was an American girl,

Raised on promises

She couldn't help thinking 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's gonna die

Tryin', she

Had one little promise she was gonna keep



Chorus:

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 the balcony

Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by,

Out on four forty one like

Waves crashing on the beach,

For one desperate moment there

He crept back in her memory

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

Can feel so far out of reach