American Daughters - Sarah Buxton

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