She was an American girl She was an American girl Ela era uma garota americana Raised on promises Raised on promises Gerado em promessas She couldn't help thinking that there was a little more to life She couldn't help thinking that there was a little more to life Ela não conseguia deixar de pensar que havia um pouco mais a vida Somewhere else Somewhere else Em outro lugar After all it was a great big world After all it was a great big world Afinal, foi um grande mundo With lots of places to run to With lots of places to run to Com muitos lugares para correr And if she had to die tryin' And if she had to die tryin' E se ela teve que morrer tentando She had one little promise she was gonna keep She had one little promise she was gonna keep Ela tinha uma pequena promessa que ia manter Oh yeah, all right Oh yeah, all right Oh yeah, tudo bem Take it easy baby Take it easy baby Vá com calma baby Make it last all night Make it last all night Faça isso durar a noite toda She was an American girl She was an American girl Ela era uma garota americana It was kind of cold that night It was kind of cold that night Era um tipo de frio que a noite She stood alone on the balcony She stood alone on the balcony Ela estava sozinha na varanda She could hear the cars roll by She could hear the cars roll by Ela podia ouvir os carros passam Out on four forty one like waves crashing on the beach Out on four forty one like waves crashing on the beach Fora de quatro e quarenta e um, como ondas na praia And for one desperate moment there And for one desperate moment there E por um momento, desesperada She crept back in her memory She crept back in her memory Ela entrou de volta em sua memória God, it's so painful when something that's so close God, it's so painful when something that's so close Deus, é tão doloroso quando algo que está tão perto Is still so far out of reach Is still so far out of reach Ainda está tão longe do alcance chorus chorus coro