They want to kiss like the movies
Like we're under the sky on the 4th of July
An honest kiss just won't suffice
They want one to remember for the rest of their lives

American girls know how to pretend
You can be Barbie and I can be Ken
They'll take you to L.A. and Neverland
And imprint your soul with their Hollywood hands

American girls get whatever they want
I'm never enough for their ravenous hearts
American girls they get whatever they want

Bullies broke my teenage jaw
And with the black eye, I took you to the prom

And in the back of an American car
In an American street
Under American stars
We told American lies that we both knew by heart
And with American smiles got our American scars

American girls get whatever they want
I'm never enough for their ravenous hearts
American girls they get whatever they want

I see them walk by
I watch as they smile
Dancing on their neighbors' lawns
Singing some popular song about some girls

American girls
American girls are my kind of girls
They're going to teach you how to pray and how to sell that lemonade

American girls
American girls they get whatever they want