Yeah, she was an American girlnRaised on promisesnShe could not help thinking that nThere was a little more to life somewhere elsenAfter all, it was a great big worldnWith lots of places to run tonYeah, and if she had to die tryingnThere was one little promise that she was gonna keepnnOh yeahnAll rightnTake it easy, babynMake it last, make it last all nightnShe was an American girlnnYeah, it was kinda cold that nightnAs she stood alone on the balconynAnd she could hear the cars roll bynOn the highway, like waves crashing on the beachnAnd for one precious moment therenHe crept back in her memorynGod, it's so painful nSomething that's so closenBut still so far out of reachnnOh yeahnAll rightnTake it easy, babynMake it last, make it last all nightnShe was an American girlnnOh yeahnAll rightnTake it easy, babynMake it last, make it last all nightnShe was an American girlnnOh yeahnAll rightnTake it easy, babynMake it last, make it last all nightnShe was an American girl