I fell in love in a 7/11 parking lot
Sat on the curb drinking slurpees we mixed with alcohol
We talked about all our dreams and how we would show 'em all (whoa oh oh oh)
I told him I got a plan and I'm gonna dominate
And I don't need any man to be getting in my way
But if you talk with your hands then we can negotiate (whoa oh oh oh)
I'll just keep moving my body (yeah,yeah)
I'm always ready to party (yeah,yeah)
No I don't listen to mommy (yeah,yeah)
And I'll never say that I'm sorry
[Chorus]
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world
Hot blooded, all American girl (Whoa oh oh oh )
I was raised by a television
Every day is a competition
Put the key in my ignition (Oh-way-oh)
I wanna see all the stars and everything in between
I wanna buy a new heart out of a vending machine
'Cause It's a free country so baby we can do anything (Whoa oh oh)
I'll just keep moving my body (yeah)
I'm always ready to party (yeah)
No I don't listen to mommy (yeah)
And I'll never say that I'm sorry
[Chorus]
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world
Hot blooded, all American girl (Whoa)
I was raised by a television
Every day is a competition
Put the key in my ignition (Oh-way-oh)
You know we're gonna shine so bright (Oh we're gonna shine so bright...)
Oh, baby, gonna go all night (Oh we're gonna go all night)
You know we're gonna shine so bright (Oh we're gonna shine so bright...)
Oh, baby, gonna go all night
[Chorus]
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world (I'm taking over)
Hot blooded, all American girl (Whoa)
I am American girl
I was raised by a television
Every day is a competition
Put the key in my ignition (Oh-way-oh)
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world (I’m taking over, whoa woah woahwoah)
I am American girl .
Reflection:
Many teenage girls in the twenty first century feel pressured to fit into a certain social "norm" because they look around and see many girls who have the "perfect body" or the "perfect hair" or the "perfect car" and then thy believe that that is what "they are supposed to do". The song "American Girl" by Bonnie McKee, I believe, has a negative consequence for girls who are listening to this song because if they listen to the seventh, eighth and ninth lines they hear " I'll just keep moving my body, I'm always ready to party, No I don't listen to mommy," and then those lines are followed by "I am American Girl". Those lines directly relate to Jack Kerouac's quote "This is the story of America, everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do." McKee is telling teens everywhere that to be an American girl, then you have to have a little body and go to parties and don't listen to your mothers- so girls everywhere will believe that as American Girl, that is what they are supposed to do and how they are supposed to behave.
Sat on the curb drinking slurpees we mixed with alcohol
We talked about all our dreams and how we would show 'em all (whoa oh oh oh)
I told him I got a plan and I'm gonna dominate
And I don't need any man to be getting in my way
But if you talk with your hands then we can negotiate (whoa oh oh oh)
I'll just keep moving my body (yeah,yeah)
I'm always ready to party (yeah,yeah)
No I don't listen to mommy (yeah,yeah)
And I'll never say that I'm sorry
[Chorus]
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world
Hot blooded, all American girl (Whoa oh oh oh )
I was raised by a television
Every day is a competition
Put the key in my ignition (Oh-way-oh)
I wanna see all the stars and everything in between
I wanna buy a new heart out of a vending machine
'Cause It's a free country so baby we can do anything (Whoa oh oh)
I'll just keep moving my body (yeah)
I'm always ready to party (yeah)
No I don't listen to mommy (yeah)
And I'll never say that I'm sorry
[Chorus]
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world
Hot blooded, all American girl (Whoa)
I was raised by a television
Every day is a competition
Put the key in my ignition (Oh-way-oh)
You know we're gonna shine so bright (Oh we're gonna shine so bright...)
Oh, baby, gonna go all night (Oh we're gonna go all night)
You know we're gonna shine so bright (Oh we're gonna shine so bright...)
Oh, baby, gonna go all night
[Chorus]
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world (I'm taking over)
Hot blooded, all American girl (Whoa)
I am American girl
I was raised by a television
Every day is a competition
Put the key in my ignition (Oh-way-oh)
I am American girl
Hot blooded and I'm ready to go
I'm loving taking over the world (I’m taking over, whoa woah woahwoah)
I am American girl .
Reflection:
Many teenage girls in the twenty first century feel pressured to fit into a certain social "norm" because they look around and see many girls who have the "perfect body" or the "perfect hair" or the "perfect car" and then thy believe that that is what "they are supposed to do". The song "American Girl" by Bonnie McKee, I believe, has a negative consequence for girls who are listening to this song because if they listen to the seventh, eighth and ninth lines they hear " I'll just keep moving my body, I'm always ready to party, No I don't listen to mommy," and then those lines are followed by "I am American Girl". Those lines directly relate to Jack Kerouac's quote "This is the story of America, everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do." McKee is telling teens everywhere that to be an American girl, then you have to have a little body and go to parties and don't listen to your mothers- so girls everywhere will believe that as American Girl, that is what they are supposed to do and how they are supposed to behave.