Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Guitar
Noah Shark
Percussion
Benmont Tench
Organ
Mike Campbell
Guitar
Phil Seymour
Background Vocals
Ron Blair
Bass Guitar
Stan Lynch
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Denny Cordell
Producer
Max Reese
Recording Engineer
Noah Shark
Recording Engineer
Ken Perry
Mastering 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 trying
She had one little promise she was gonna keep
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night (make it last all night)
She was an American girl
Well, it was kinda cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony (ooh-ooh)
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, something that's so close
Is still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night (make it last all night)
She was an American girl
Ah-huh-huh
Ah-huh-huh
Oh, yeah
Writer(s): Tom Petty
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