John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The USA

[intro] 
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[Verse 1] 
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They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns, 
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beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin' crack, boom, bam. 
  
[Chorus] 
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A.. 
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A. 
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A., yeah, yeah 
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 Rockin' in the U. S. A.. 
  
[Verse 2] 
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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, aint'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 . . . 
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be rockin in the USA. 
  
[Solo] 
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[Verse 3] 
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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, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin') 
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Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown. 
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be rockin in the USA. 
 
[Outro] 
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A.,  
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A. 
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