From the recording Last Call to Higher Ground
Lyrics
My daddy left he flew overseas
He was a G.I. in the military
Young soldier couldn’t believe
How he had found the woman of his dreams
Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan
But she knew she had to be with this man
She boarded a flight to a foreign land
That’s how I became an American
I’m an American Girl
I got my Levi Jeans and my baby-tee on
I’m an American Girl
I’m proud of who I am
This is where I belong
They settled down in the midwest
Somehow they decided Oklahoma was best
Little Asian Girl grew up like the rest
With opportunity I truly was blessed
Oh can’t you see I owe it all to that day
The day that she flew to the land so far away
And I thank God on this day
I’m so lucky to live in the USA
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Oh, it’s the land of opportunity
Oh, it’s the land where I’m free to be me
(Chorus)