Back In The U.S.A.

by Chuck Berry

From the album: Chuck Berry's Golden Decade

Track 24 of 24 on Chuck Berry's Golden Decade (1967).

Chuck Berry's Golden Decade cover art

Lyrics for Back In The U.S.A.

Uh-huh-huh, oh yeah Uh-huh-huh, oh yeah Uh-huh-huh, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today (uh-huh-huh, oh yeah) We just touched ground on an international runway (uh-huh-huh, oh yeah) Jet-propelled back home, from overseas to the USA (oh yeah, oh yeah) New York, Los Angeles, oh how I yearned for you (uh-huh-huh, oo-huh) Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge (uh-huh-huh, oo-huh) Let alone just to be at my home back at old St. Lou (oo-huh, oo-huh) Uh-huh-huh, yeah, yeah Uh-huh-huh, yeah, yeah Uh-huh-huh, yeah, yeah Uh-huh-huh, yeah, yeah Uh-huh-huh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway? (Uh-huh-huh, oh yeah) From the coast of California to the shores of The Delaware Bay (uh-huh-huh, oh yeah) You can bet your life I did, till I got back in the USA (oh yeah, oh yeah) Uh-huh-huh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah Uh-huh-huh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah Uh-huh-huh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah Looking hard for a drive-in, searching for a corner caf茅 (uh-huh-huh, oh yeah) Where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day (uh-huh-huh, oh yeah) Yeah, and a jukebox jumping the records like in the USA (oh yeah, oh yeah) Well, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the USA (a-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) Yes, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the USA (a-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) Anything you want, we got it right here in the USA (oo-huh, oo-huh) I'm so glad I'm livin' in the USA (oo-huh, oo-huh) Yes, I'm so glad I'm livin' in the USA (oo-huh, oo-huh)

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