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' minivan

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

an' 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 is my father

yeah

an' i am one of many

strong

proud and beautiful american daughters

resurrection bay

alaska

oh

the flint hills roll in kansas

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

oh

'cause the land

she is my mother

oh

and 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 and proud american daughters

yeah