One, two, three, four

Well, she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help but thinking that there was a little more to life
Somewhere else
After all, this was a great big world
With lots of places to run to
Yeah, if she had to die tryin', she
Had one little promise she was gonna keep

Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
Make it last all night
She was an American girl

Yeah, it was kinda cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441, like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back into her memory
And, God, it's so painful, something to be so close
Is still so far out of reach

Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
Make it last all night
She was an American girl