Only In America

Sun coming up over New York city School bus driver in a traffic jam Starin' at the faces in her rearview mirror Looking at the promise of the Promised land A one kid dreams of fame and fortune One kid helps pay the rent One could end up going to prison One just might be president Only in America Dreaming in red, white, and blue Only in America Where we dream as big as we want to We all get a chance Everybody gets to dance Only in America Sun going down on an L.A. freeway Newlyweds in the back of a limousine A welder's son and a banker's daughter All they want is everything She came out here to be an actress He was a singer in a band They just might go back to Oklahoma And talk about the stars they could have been Only in America Dreaming in red, white, and blue Only in America Where we dream as big as we want to We all get a chance Everybody gets to dance Only in America Only in America Where we dream in red, white, and blue Only in America Where we dream as big as we want to We all get a chance Everybody gets to dance Only in America Yeah, only in America Only in America Yeah, they dream in red, white, and blue Yeah, we dream as big as we want to Only in America America Only in America