Track Title: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. Album Title: The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 Prime Artist: John Mellencamp (John Cougar) Producer: Don Gehman Producer: John Mellencamp (John Cougar) Written by: John Cougar 1979 (A) From the Album: The Lonesome Jubilee 1987 (A) Lyrics: 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 |