"American Girl" is a digitally released song by Taylor Swift. The song is a cover version of Tom Petty’s "American Girl".
Background and release
Taylor and her band, The Agency, teamed up with Rhapsody and Verizon to record a cover version of Tom Petty’s "American Girl" as recorded on her 2009 Fearless Tour, using Rhapsody (now Napster) and Verizon’s mobile recording studio. The song was released with a video featuring exclusive footage captured on Taylor’s sold-out arena tour June 30, 2009. The track is available for full-song download, ringtone download, ringback download. Currently, the song is only available digitally on Napster.
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
And if she had to die trying
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 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
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
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy baby
Oh, take it easy now
Oh yeah, all right
She was an American girl
Official video
Taylor Swift's "American Girl" Available Exclusively on V CAST
