R.o.c.k. in the u.s.a.john cougar mellencampthey come from the citiesand they come from the smaller townsbeat up cars with guitars and drummersgoin crack boom bamchorusr.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 familiessaid goodbye to their friendswith pipe dreams in their headsand very little money in their handssome are black and some are whiteain't to proud to sleep on the floor tonightwith the blind faith of jesus you know that they just might, berockin' in the u.s.a.hey!voices from nowhereand voices from the larger townsfilled our head full of dreamsturned the world upside downthere was frankie lyman-bobby fuller-mitch ryder(they were rockin')jackie wilson-shangra-las-young rascals(they were rockin')spotlight on martha reeveslet's don't forget james brownrockin' in the u.s.a.rockin' in the u.s.a.hey!chorus