[ti:All American Girl] [ar:Melissa Etheridge] [al:Yes I Am] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]All American Girl - Melissa Etheridge [00:07.41]Written by:Melissa Etheridge [00:14.82]She wakes up in the morning [00:16.67]With a pain in her jet black head [00:22.42]A decaf coffee in her hand [00:24.92]And a Marlboro red [00:29.43]She drives down to the office [00:31.30]In her Japanese car [00:32.84]With the radio blasting [00:34.41]She dreams of taking it too far [00:36.59]But today shell pay the bills [00:39.83]She won't think about the thrills [00:43.50]That pass away [00:45.60]She's an all American girl [00:53.18]An all American girl [01:00.14]And she will live and die in this mans world [01:05.97]An all American girl [01:15.06]Her eyes are black as leather [01:17.83]And her hair is killer red [01:22.50]How could she keep the baby [01:24.77]When she can barely keep her head [01:29.67]She don't owe nobody nothing [01:31.54]And she ain't on the street [01:33.30]But these drinks are getting heavy [01:35.12]And these lips are getting weak [01:37.00]She don't understand [01:39.93]Why she can't climb out of the sand [01:44.03]And break away [01:45.90]She's an all American girl [01:53.60]An all American girl [02:00.61]And she will live and die in this mans world [02:06.37]An all American girl [02:36.96]Her lover never came home [02:38.74]And its half past three [02:40.57]Today her best friend told her [02:42.25]Hes HIV [02:43.97]Somethings gotta give somewhere [02:47.49]Forcing circles into squares [02:50.55]She keeps pushing on [02:55.00]She's an all American girl [03:02.62]An all American girl [03:09.45]And she will live and die in this mans world [03:15.38]An all American girl [03:26.67]She's an all American [03:30.28]She's an all American [03:34.55]She's an all American girl [03:41.05]She's an all American [03:44.63]She's an all American girl