Every year it's the same thing, hates all the teachers Juvenile delinquent smoking weed on the bleachers Her boyfriend's a stalker, he gets off on torture But if she ever left him he'd be forced to nah, nah, no wait What's the recipe? Hate-induced Got a grudge-living slut smudge, way too cute Black eyeliner, lip-liner, combat boots Middle finger up to the world, that American girl Lovesick hot chick, long-lost, innocent Stuck in the middle of beautiful, average Teenage parenting, big dreams, navel rings Love that American girl Latin-American, Afro-American, Chinese You and me, we're all American girls I'm your American girl (Yeah) I'm your American girl, we're all American girls Rage against the system, prescription drug victim Punk rock and flower boss and dealing with depression Ran away, took the train track, month supply of Prozac Her lover didn't love her at all The sound of silence drowning out the sirens Cheap booze and cigarettes, the best in all the contracts Tattoos paint the picture, a rebel save the lecture Your daughter is a rolling stone, American girl to the bone See rock shows near Mexico City Get tickets as low as $207 Lovesick hot chick, long-lost, innocent Stuck in the middle of beautiful, average Teenage parenting, big dreams, navel rings Love that American girl (American girl) Latin-American, Afro-American, Chinese You and me, we're all American girls I'm your American girl (Yeah) All she ever really wanted was For someone to love her, someone she could love But instead she got some perv in a tie and a shirt Breathing heavy on the phone from work, you jerk All she ever really wanted to be Was the whipped cream on top of the American dream But instead she's not, the tears all the truth and it hurts And what's worse, she's only happy in spurts Lovesick hot chick, long-lost, innocent Stuck in the middle of beautiful, average Teenage parenting, big dreams, navel rings Love that American girl Latin-American, Afro-American, Chinese You and me, we're all American girls I'm your American girl (Yeah)