American boy, living life as it goes
Sittin' on the fence posts
Living in the lie
American boy, living in the real world
Trying just to get the girl
Trying to survive

The simple things in life are always new
Growing up on Sand Hill avenue
Mama makes her cookies and daddy's just
The greatest living hero that ever was
Nothing in the world can ever once destroy
The hope of an american boy

Living off of bar tips, trying for relationships
Looking for the love
Suddenly rise, an american beauty
Suddenly he cheats, sent from above

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American boy, raising little babies
Hearing daddy maybe, I'll be like you
Suddenly life, seems just like a new dawn
That's grown up, american boy

Well she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldnt 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

O 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 see 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 its so painful
Something thats so close
And still so far out of reach

Sometimes I wonder
How it's gonna feel
Will my first love be true and real
Will I be ready when
My heart starts to fall
What will I do when my love comes to call

And my daddy tells me
That I light up his world
Everyday he says "Darlin,
You're my best girl"
He tried to teach me
From the very start
The meaning of love
So nobody breaks my heart

Will my love come in a bowl of fire?
Will it be filled with hope and desire?
Will my love come in the pourin' rain?
Am I ready for the joy?
Am I ready for the pain?
Am I ready for the boy?
Am I ready for love?
For love

I know I'm not a little
Girl anymore
Cuz I'm feeling things
I've never felt before
Sweet sensations
And anticipations
Calling commotion
To my emotions

And I hear the words
My daddy says to me
He said "be true to yourself
And keep your spirit free
And love will find you One way or another
Be good to yourself
And be good to each other"

Will my love come in a bowl of fire?
Will it be filled with hope and desire?
Will my love come in the pourin' rain?
Am I ready for the joy?
Am I ready for the pain?
Am I ready for the boy?
Am I ready for love?

It's a run around the world
And it's moving so fast
Though I wanna find
A love that's gonna last
A love so strong
That it can withstand
The weight of the world
In the palm of it's hand

Will my love come in a bowl of fire?
Will it be filled with hope and desire?
Will my love come in the pourin' rain?
Am I ready for the joy?
Am I ready for the pain?
Am I ready for the boy?
Am I ready for this game?
Am I ready for the kiss?
Am I ready for the stars?
Am I ready for the bliss?
Am I ready for love?

The way you look, the way you laugh,
The way you love with all you have
There ain't nothing about you
That don't do something for me
The way you kiss, the way you cry,
The way you move when you walk by
There's ain't nothing about you
That don't do something for me

Once I thought that love was something I could never do
Never knew that I could feel this much
But this yearning in the deep part of my heart for you
Is more than a reaction to your touch
It's a perfect passion and I can't get enough

In my life I've been hammered by some heavy blows
That never knocked me off my feet
All you gotta do is smile at me and down I go
And baby it's no mystery
Why I surrender
Boy you got everything

The way you look, the way you laugh,......

I love your attitude, All your tattoos,
Your every thought
Your smile, you lips
And boy the list goes on and on and on

The way you look, the way you laugh,
The way you love with all you have,
There's ain't nothing about you
That don't do something for me

The way you kiss, the way you cry,
The way you move when you walk by
There's ain't nothing 'bout you
That don't do something for me

The way you look, the way you laugh,
The way you love with all you have,
Your dance, your drive, you make me feel alive
Right now I think you see
There ain't nothin' about you
That don't do something for me

I don't know what I want, so don't ask me
Cause I'm still trying to figure it out
Don't know what's down this road, I'm just walking
Trying to see through the rain coming down
Even though I'm not the only one
Who feels the way I do

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know
I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh but life goes on
I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in
This world

Got the radio on, my old blue jeans
And I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve
Feeling lucky today, got the sunshine
Could you tell me what more do I need
And tomorrow's just a mystery, oh yeah
But that's ok


Maybe I'm just a girl on a mission
But I'm ready to fly

7 years and 50 days, the time is passing by
Nothing in this world can be as nice as you and I
And how could we break up like this?
And how could we be wrong?
So many years, so many days and I still sing my song

Now I run to you like I always do
When I close my eyes I think of you
Such a lonely girl
Such a lonely world
When I close my eyes I dream

I return to you like I always do
When I close my eyes I think of you
Such a lonely girl
Such a lonely world
When I close my eyes I dream Of you

7 years and 50 days, now just look at me
Am I the girl I use to be
So damn what do you see?
And how could we break up like this?
And how could we be wrong?
So many years, so many days and I still sing my song

Now I run to you like I always do
When I close my eyes I think of you
Such a lonely girl
Such a lonely world
When I close my eyes I dream

Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?
Why would you wanna take our love and throw it all apart,now?
Why would you wanna make the very first scar?
Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?

Maybe I should've seen the signs, should've read the writing on the wall.
And realized by the distance in your eyes that I would be the one to fall.
No matter what you say, I still can't believe
That you would walk away.
It don't make sense to me, but:

Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?
Why would you wanna take our love and tear it all apart, now?
Why would you wanna make the very first scar?
Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?

It's not unbroken anymore.
How do I get it back the way it was before?

Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?
Why would you wanna take our love and tear it all apart,now?
Why would you wanna make the very first scar?
Why would you wanna break, would you wanna break a:

Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?
Why would you wanna take our love and tear it all apart, now?
Why would you wanna make the very first scar?
Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?

You take a deep breath as you walk through the doors
It's the morning of your very first day
you say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while
Try and stay out of everybodys way
its your freshman year and you're gonna be here
for the next four years in this town
hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
you know I havent seen you around, before

'Cause when youre fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
you're gonna believe them
and when youre fifteen
feeling like there's nothing to figure out
well count to ten, take it in
this is life before you know who you're gonna be
fifteen

You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
and soon enough you're best friends
laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
we'll be out of here as soon as we can
and then you're on your very first date and he's got a car
and you're feeling like flying
and your mama's waiting up and you're thinkin' hes the one
and you're dancing round your room when the night end
when the night ends

'Cause when youre fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
you're gonna believe them
and when you're fifteen and your first kiss
makes your head spin 'round but
in your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team
I didnt know it at fifteen

When all you wanted was to be wanted
wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now
Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
but I realized there are bigger dreams in life

when Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind, we both cried

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you you're gonna believe them.
and when you're fifteen, dont forget to look before you fall
I've found that time can heal most anything
and you just might find who you're supposed to be
I didnt know who I was supposed to be at fifteen


Your very first day
take a deep breath girl