Standard (EADGBE)

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, and I am one of many

Strong, proud and beautiful American daughters

I got married way too young

No one's fault but mine

And it hurts when you grow

 But you learn as you go that nothin' heals like time

I found my faith and got

 my first apartment on my own

And 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, and 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