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American Girl 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
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
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
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Genius Annotation
“American Girl” is a cover of a song of the same name by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Has Taylor expressed her love for the song outside of this cover?
Genius Answer
Yes – she wrote a lyric on her arm before performing during her 2011 Speak Now Tour:
“And for one desperate moment there he crept back in her memory.”
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Release Date
June 30, 2009
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