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, all right
take it easy baby
make it last all night
she was an american girl
it was kind of cold that night
she stood alone on her balcony
she could the cars roll by
out on 441
like waves crashin' in the beach
and for one desperate moment there
he crept back in her memory
god it's so painful
something that's so close
and still so far out of reach
oh yeah, all right
take it easy baby
make it last all night
she was an american girlI never thought too much about her leavin'
I'd find someone there was no doubt
But this time the feelin' is strange and different
Since she's been gone there's one thing I found out
Chorus:
It takes a mighty man to live with lonesome
Some big men might live with misery
But there's one thing I know, for sure it's certain
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me
I've never suffered much in the hurtinÕ line
I've always been as good as any man
But show me who can lose in love and like it
And I'll be the first to proudly shake his hand
Chorus
It's for sure it's gonna take a lot bigger man than me