American Girl

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 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
 She was an American girl