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
[Verse 1]
Well, she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
Was a little more to life somewhere else
[PreChorus]
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
[Chorus]
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night (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 (Ooh)
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach
[PreChorus]
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God, it's so painful when something that is so close
Is still so far out of reach
[Chorus]
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy, baby
Make it last all night (Make it last all night)
She was an American girl
[Outro]
Ooh
[Outro]
Uh-huh
[Outro]
Oh, yeah
Written by: Tom Petty