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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Guitar
Benmont Tench
Organ
Howie Epstein
Bass
Scott Thurston
Background Vocals
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Mike Campbell
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Benmont Tench
Executive Producer
Adria Petty
Executive Producer
Annakim Violette
Executive Producer
Dana Petty
Executive Producer
Mike Campbell
Producer
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Ryan Ulyate
Mixing Engineer
Biff Dawes
Recording Engineer
Westwood One
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Well, she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' 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
But 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 hear the cars roll by out on 441
Like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God, it's so painful
When something so close
But still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Writer(s): Tom Petty
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