Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Guitar
Benmont Tench
Organ
Ron Blair
Bass
Scott Thurston
Background Vocals
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Mike Campbell
Lead Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Producer
Mike Campbell
Producer
Ryan Ulyate
Mixing Engineer
Greg Looper
Recording Engineer
Robert Scovill
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
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
Yeah, and if she had to die tryin', she
Had one little promise she was gonna keep
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 441 like waves crashing 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 so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Uhn uhn uhn
Alright
Alright
Ho-de-ho
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, yeaw
Oh, yeah
Writer(s): Tom Petty
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