Only In America

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Sun comin' up       over New York City,
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school bus driver      in a traffic jam.
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Staring at the faces in her rear view mirror,
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looking at the promise of the promised land.

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One kid dreams       of fame and fortune,
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    one kid helps pay the rent.
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    One could end up going to prison,
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    one just might be president.

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    Only in America! Dreamin' in red, white, and blue!
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Only in America! Where we dream as big as we want to.
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We all get a chance,     everybody gets to dance,     only in America!

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    Sun goin' down       on an L.A freeway,
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    newly-weds in the back of a limousine.
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    A welder's son and a banker's daughter,
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    all they want is everything!

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    She came out here to be an actress,
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    he was a singer in a band.
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    They just might go back to Oklahoma,
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    and talk about the stars they could have been.

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    Only in America! Dreamin' in red, white, and blue!
 G                   A                                                           Bm
Only in America! Where we dream as big as we want to.
             G                 Bm                   G                   D   G                  A
We all get a chance,     everybody gets to dance,     only in America!

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    Only in America! Dreamin' in red, white, and blue!
 G                   A                                                           Bm
Only in America! Where we dream as big as we want to.
             G                 Bm                   G                   D   G                  A
We all get a chance,     everybody gets to dance,     only in America!