I hopped off the plane at LAX With a dream and my cardigan Welcome to the land of fame excess Am I gonna fit in? Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time Looked to the right and I see the Hollywood sign This is all so crazy Everybody seems so famous My tummy's turnin' And I'm feelin' kinda home sick Too much pressure And I'm nervous That's when the taxi man Turned on the radio And a Jay Z song was on And the Jay Z song was on And the Jay Z song was on So I put my hands up They're playin' my song The bu*terfly's fly away I'm noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah Got my hands up They're playin' my song They know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah, it's a party in the USA Get to the club in my taxi cab Everybody's lookin' at me now Like who's that chick that's rockin' kicks? She gotta be from out of town So hard with my girls not around me It's definitely not a Nashville party 'Cause all I see are stilettos I guess I never got the memo My tummy's turnin' And I'm feelin' kinda home sick Too much pressure And I'm nervous That's when the DJ Dropped my favorite tune And a Britney song was on And a Britney song was on And the Britney song was on So I put my hands up They're playin' my song The bu*terfly's fly away I'm noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah I got my hands up They're playin' my song They know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah, it's a party in the USA Feel like hoppin' on a flight Back to my hometown tonight Somethin' stops me every time The DJ plays my song and I feel alright So I put my hands up They're playing my song The bu*terfly's fly away I'm noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah I got my hands up They're playin' my song They know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah, it's a party in the USA So I put my hands up They're playing my song The bu*terfly's fly away I'm noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah So I got my hands up They're playin' my song And they know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah, it's a party in the USA