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 Yeah, and if she had to die trying 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 kinda cold that night She stood alone on her balcony (ooh) Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by out on 441 Like waves crashing on the beach And for one desperate moment there He crept back in her memory God, it's so painful, 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