Lyrics

[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 Well, after all it was this 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 [Chorus] Oh, yeah, alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night (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 Yeah, she could hear thе cars roll by Out on four forty one like waves crashing on thе beach And for one desperate 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 [Chorus] Oh, yeah, alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night (Make it last all night) She was an American girl [Instrumental Bridge] [Chorus] Oh, yeah, alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night (Make it last all night) She was an American girl Oh, yeah, alright Take it easy, baby Make it last all night (Make it last all night) She was an American girl