American Girl

[Verse 1]
Goin' down to the dance factory
Bright lights is where I wanna be
Subsonic is what I wanna hear

[Verse 2]
He said, "Girl, you paint your face and you color your heart
Cover your tears with beauty marks
You work so hard to be a work of art
Are you black and blue?" Uh, ooh-ooh

[Pre-Chorus]
He said (uh-huh)
Now that you've got the beat (uh-huh)
You got wings on your feet (uh-huh)
Do you remember me?

[Chorus]
Ameri-meri-meri-merican girl
Whatever happened to your ribbons and curls?
Can you tell me, tell me where, tell me
Where did the young girls go?
Uh-huh, it's such a brave new world
Oh yeah, for you American girl
(American girl)

[Verse 3]
Don't wanna talk, baby, read my lips
Tonight I want some friction on my fingertips
If love is blind, I'm gonna feel my way

[Verse 4]
I think I heard you say, uh
"You paint your face and you color your heart
You cover your tears with beauty marks
You work so hard to be a work of art
Are you black and blue?" Uh, ooh-ooh

[Pre-Chorus]
He said (uh-huh)
Now that you've got the beat (uh-huh)
You got wings on your feet (uh-huh)
Do you remember me?

[Chorus]
Ameri-meri-meri-merican girl
Whatever happened to your ribbons and curls?
Can you tell me, tell me where, tell me
Where did the young girls go?
Oh-oh, it's such a brave new world
Uh-huh, for you American girl

[Bridge]
You got the walk, you got the talk down cold
You got the eyes, you act so bold
You do the French twist, you do the Spanish shake
You're so international (in heartbreak)

[Pre-Chorus]
He said (uh-huh)
Now that you've got the beat (uh-huh)
You got wings on your feet (uh-huh)
Do you remember me?

[Chorus]
Ameri-meri-meri-merican girl (American girl)
Whatever happened to your ribbons and curls? (American girl)
Can you tell me, tell me where, tell me
Where did the young girls go? (American girl)
Huh, where did they go? (American girl)

Ameri-meri-meri-merican girl (American girl)
Whatever happened to your ribbons and curls? (American girl)
Can you tell me, tell me where, tell me
Where did the young girls go? (American girl)
Where did they go, go, go, go, go? (American girl)

Ameri-meri-meri-merican girl (American girl)
Whatever happened to your ribbons and curls? (American girl)
Can you tell me, tell me where, tell me
Where did the young girls go? (American girl)