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
Chorus:
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
Bem, ela era uma garota americana
Criada com promessas
Ela não podia deixar de pensar que havia um pouco mais para se viver
Em algum outro lugar
Afinal de contas, era um mundo enorme
Com muitos lugares para se ir
E se ela tivesse que morrer tentando
Ela tinha uma pequena promessa que iria guardar
Oh sim, tudo bem
Vá com calma querida
Faça com que dure a noite inteira
Ela era uma garota americana
Bem, estava meio frio naquela noite
Ela ficou sozinha na sacada
Sim, ela podia ouvir os carros passando
As ondas quebrando na praia
E por um momento desesperador
Ele voltou à memória dela
É tão doloroso quando algo está tão perto
E ao mesmo tempo fora de alcance...
