American Girl

                                  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

Tryin', she had one little promise 

She was gonna keep 

Oh yeah, alright, 

Take it easy, baby 

Make it last all night

She was an American girl.



Well, it was kind of cold that night, 

She stood alone on the balcony 

Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by,

Out on four forty one like

Waves crashing on the beach,

And for one des'rate moment there 

He crept back in her memory

God, it's so painful 

When something that's so close 

Is still so far out of reach