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American Girl (Live) Lyrics by Dance Hall Crashers

The Live Record: Witless Banter and 25 Mildly Antagonistic Songs of Love

2000

[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover]
Well, she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' 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, all right
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 441 like waves crashin' on the 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 hard to reach
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
An American girl
An American girl
Okay, this song is about how guys like to watch girls fight... (Applause) Uh, and how we think it's really fucking lame that they like to watch girls fight...Yeah, I mean, it wasn't really supposed to garner applause...yeah, I know...but maybe, maybe they're just applauding for the song, right? Okay, 'cause we think it sucks, but, you know...not the so-, wait a minute, not the song...
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About “American Girl (Live)” by Dance Hall Crashers

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