John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock) was the third single from John Cougar Mellencamp’s album Scarecrow.
At first, John was reluctant to include the song on the album because he felt that it was too light-hearted along with the other grim-sounding songs on the album (such as “Rain on the...
[Verse 1]
They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns
Beat up cars with guitars and drummers going 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
Rocking in the U.S.A
[Verse 2]
Well, they 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
They ain't too proud to sleep on your floor tonight
With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might
Rocking in the U.S.A
Hey
[Verse 3]
Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger town
Filled our head full of dreams and turned our world upside down
And there was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder
(They were rocking)
Jackie Wilson, Shangri-las, Young Rascals
(They were rocking)
Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown
[Chorus]
Rocking in the U.S.A
Hey
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
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R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) was written by John Mellencamp.
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) was produced by Don Gehman & John Mellencamp.