Dear Mom and Dad
please don't take this the wrong way
but just the other night,
I fell in love with an AMERICAN WOMAN.

It was sudden that it happened
infatuated, perhaps was I
then when my eyes fell on that heart-shapped tatoo
sticking off her chest
I knew I just had to make her mine.

She's my Halle Berry in my dreams
my Cindy Crawford whenever I'm ill
she's the Oprah in my heart
a Norah Jones whenever I'm sad

My AMERICAN WOMAN knows how to rock
she's got a Haley in the back of her yard
she's got a thing for bad boys in leather jackets
her love's so good, it makes me want to croon.

Yes, I love my AMERICAN WOMAN
she's all the water and breathe that I need
Mom and Dad, I know you both won't agree
but this is my life, and we're skipping town tonight.