They come from the cities
And they come from the smaller towns
Beat up cars with guitars
And drummers going crack, boom, bam
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A
Yeah, yeah
Rocking in the U.S.A
Well they said goodbye to their families
Said goodbye to their friends
With pipe dreams in their heads
And very little money in their hands
Some are black
And some are white
They ain't too proud to sleep on your floor tonight
With the blind faith of Jesus
You know that they just might
Rocking in the U.S.A
Hey
Voices from nowhere
And voices from the larger towns
Filled our head full of dreams
And turned our world upside down
There was Frankie Lymon
Bobby Fuller
Mitch Ryder
(They were rocking)
Jackie Wilson
Shangri-las
Young Rascals
(They were rocking)
Spotlight on Martha Reeves
Let's don't forget James Brown
Rocking in the U.S.A
Hey
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A