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| They | come from the | cities and they | come from the s | maller t | owns | | | |
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| Beat up cars | with guitars | and drummers | goin’ | crack, | boom, ba | m | |
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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. | | | | | | | |
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| Well they | said good | bye to their | families, said good | bye to their | friends | | | |
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| With their | pipedreams in their | heads and very | little money | in their | hands | | | |
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| Some are | black and | some are | white, | ain’t too proud to | sleep on the | floor to | night |
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| With the | blind faith of | Jesus, you | know that | they just | might |
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| Rockin’ in the U.S. | .A., | | hey |
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| Voices from | nowhere and | voices from the | larger | town | | | |
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| Filled our | head full of | dreams, and 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, | Shangri-Las, | Young Rascals ( | they were rockin’) |
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| Spotlight on | Martha | Reeves, let’s don’t forg | et James | Brown |
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| Rockin’ in the U.S. | .,A. | | hey |
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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 | . |