American Daughters

I left Lawrence, Kansas,

At the age of seventeen,

To chase down my own version,

Of the American dream..

Cowboy boots, a tie-dye dress,

In Mom's ol' mini-van:

If a girl like me can do it, sister,

I believe anybody can.

Oh, the land, she is my mother;

And freedom is my father.

Yeah, and I am one of many,

Strong, proud and beautiful American daughters.

I got married way too young:

No-one's fault but mine.

An' it hurts when you grow,

But you learn as you go that nothin' heals like time.

I found my Faith in God,

An' my first apartment on my own.

An' now no matter where I ever go,

I know I'll never be alone.

'Cause the land, she is my mother;

Yes, and freedom,

(Freedom.)

Is my father.

Yeah, and I am one of many,

Strong, proud and beautiful American daughters.

Resurrection Bay, Alaska;

The Flinthills Roll in Kansa;

Time Square, New York City;

The Mississippi delta;

Anywhere in Texas;

Redstone, Colorado;

Sedona, Arizona;

The PCA to California;

It's all home sweet home.

'Cause the land, she is my mother;

Yes, and freedom,

(Freedom.)

Is my father.

Yeah, and I am one of many,

Strong, proud and beautiful;

We're all strong, proud and beautiful;

Yeah, we're strong, proud and beautiful American daughters.

Strong, proud American daughters, yeah.