[Verse 1] 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 trying She had one little promise she was going to keep [Chorus] Oh yeah, all right Take it easy baby Make it last all night She was an American girl [Verse 2] Well, it was kind of cold that night She stood alone on her balcony She could see 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 It's something that's so close but still so far out of reach [Chorus] [Chorus] Oh yeah, all right Take it easy baby Make it last all night Oh yeah, all right Take it easy baby Oh, take it easy now [Outro] Oh yeah, all right She was an American girl