R O C K In The U S A (a Salute To '60s Rock) Lyrics - Singles - Mellencamp John Cougar

They come from the cities 

And they come from the smaller towns 

Beat up cars with guitars and rummers 

Goin' crack boom bam 

CHORUS 

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! 

Rockin' in the U.S.A. 

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 

Ain't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight 

With the blind faith of Jesus you know that they just might be 

Rockin' in the U.S.A. 

Hey! 

Voices from nowhere 

And voices from the larger towns 

Filled our head full of dreams 

Turned our world upside down 

There was Frankie Lyman, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder 

(They were rockin') 

Jackie Wilson, Shangri-Las, Young Rascals 

(They were rockin') 

Spotlight on Martha Reeves 

Let's don't forget James Brown 

Rockin' in the U.S.A. 

Rockin' in the U.S.A. 

Hey! 

CHORUS 

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