American Girls (feat. Sheryl Crow)

She comes out on Fridays every time

Stands out in a line

I could've been anyone she'd seen

She waits another week to fall apart

She couldn't make another day

I wish it was anyone but me

I could have been anyone you see

She had something breakable just under her skin

American girls, all weather and noise

Playing the changes for all of the boys

Holding a candle up to my hand

Making me feel so incredible

She comes out of closets every night

And then she locks herself away

Where she could keep everything from me

I could have been anyone you see

She's nothing but porcelain underneath her skin

American girls, all weather and noise

Playing the changes for all of the boys

Holding a candle right up to my hand

Making me feel so incredible

Little shivers shaking me every day

But I could get the same thing anywhere

So if she goes away, well

It's all right and I'm okay

"Hey," she said, "Come back again tonight"

And I said, "I might, I might, I might"

She said, "Well, that's all right

If it's alright, if it's alright with you

Then it's alright, it's alright with me"

I waited for an hour last Friday night

She never came around

She took almost everything from me

I'm going through my closets

Trying on her clothes almost every day

I could've been anyone you see

I wish it was anyone but me

There's nothing but pills and ashes under my skin

American girls, all weather and noise

Playing the changes for all of the boys

Holding a candle, right up to my hand

Making me feel so incredible

If I made you cry, please tell me why

'Cause I'll try again if you let me try

American girls all feathers and cream

Coming into bed so edible

American girls, oh, American girls

American girls, oh, oh, oh, oh

American girls, oh, American girls

American girls, oh, oh, oh, oh

You make me cry

You make me cry

You make me cry

Yeah, you made me cry

You made me cry

Hey, miss American girl, oh

Oh, oh, yeah