"American Girl" is a digitally released song by Taylor Swift. The song is a cover version of American musician Tom Petty’s "American Girl".
Background[]
Swift 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 Fearless Tour, using Rhapsody (now Napster) and Verizon’s mobile recording studio. The song was released with a video featuring exclusive footage captured on Swift’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[]
[Verse 1]
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 going to keep
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
Oh, yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
Oh, yeah, all right
She was an American girl
Video[]
