Yeah, she was an American girl Raised on promises She could not 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 There was one little promise that she was gonna keep Oh yeah All right Take it easy, baby Make it last, make it last all night She was an American girl Yeah, it was kinda cold that night As she stood alone on the balcony And she could hear the cars roll by On the highway, like waves crashing on the beach And for one precious moment there He crept back in her memory God, it's so painful Something that's so close But still so far out of reach Oh yeah All right Take it easy, baby Make it last, make it last all night She was an American girl Oh yeah All right Take it easy, baby Make it last, make it last all night She was an American girl Oh yeah All right Take it easy, baby Make it last, make it last all night She was an American girl