Bem, ela era uma garota americana Well, she was an American girl, Criada com promessas Raised on promises Ela não podia deixar de pensar que havia um pouco mais para se viver She couldn't help thinking that there was a little more to life Em algum outro lugar Somewhere else Afinal de contas, era um mundo enorme After all it was a great big world Com muitos lugares para se ir With lots of places to run to E se ela tivesse que morrer tentando And if she had to die Ela tinha uma pequena promessa que iria guardar Tryin', she Had one little promise she was gonna keep
Oh sim, tudo bem Chorus: Vá com calma querida Oh yeah, alright, Faça com que dure a noite inteira Take it easy, baby Ela era uma garota americana Make it last all night She was an American girl.
Bem, estava meio frio naquela noite Well, it was kind of cold that night, Ela ficou sozinha na sacada She stood alone on the balcony Sim, ela podia ouvir os carros passando Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by, As ondas quebrando na praia Out on four forty one like E por um momento desesperador Waves crashing on the beach, Ele voltou à memória dela And for one des'rate moment there He crept back in her memory God, it's so painful when something that's so close Is still so far out of reach
É tão doloroso quando algo está tão perto E ao mesmo tempo fora de alcance...