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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Mellencamp
Guitar
Larry Crane
Guitar
Mike Wanchic
Guitar
Toby Myers
Bass
Kenny Aronoff
Drums
John Cascella
Keyboards
Sarah Flint
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Mellencamp
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Mellencamp
Producer
Don Gehman
Producer
Little Bastard
Producer
David Leonard
Immersive Mixing Engineer
George Tutko
Mixing Engineer
Greg Edward
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns
Beat up cars with guitars and drummers, 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.
[Verse 2]
Well, they said goodbye to their families
Said goodbye to their friends
With the pipe dreams in their heads
And very little money in their hands
Some are black and some are white
And they ain't too proud to sleep on your floor tonight
With the blind faith of Jesus
You know that they just might
[Chorus]
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
Hey!
[Verse 3]
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 rockin')
Jackie Wilson, Shangri-Las, Young Rascals (They were rockin')
Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown
[Chorus]
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
Hey!
[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.
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.
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.
R-O-C-K in the U.S.A.
Written by: John Mellencamp