Rock in the USA
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1. They
come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns,
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beat
up cars with guitars and drummers going crack, boom, bam.
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R.O.C.K. in the USA, R.O.C.K. in the USA,
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R.O.C.K. in the USA, yeah, yeah, rockin’ in the USA.
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2. They said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends,
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with
pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands.
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Some are black and some are white,
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ain’t too proud to sleep on the floor tonight,
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with the blind
faith of Jesus, you know that they just might be
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rockin’ in the USA. Hey !
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3. Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns,
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filled
our head full of dreams, turned our world upside down.
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There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder, they were rockin’!
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Jackie Wilson, Shangri-las, Young Rascals, they were rockin’ !
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Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let’s
don’t forget James Brown !
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Rockin’ in the USA. Hey !
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+ R.O.C.K. in the USA,
R.O.C.K. in the USA ! (4x) ....
(John Cougar Mellencamp)