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 
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 La. 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 the singer in a band
They just might go back to Oklahoma
And talk about the stars they could have been 

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
Where we dream in red, white and blue
Yeah we dream as big as we want to

When the sun goes down
On my side of town
That lonesome feeling
Comes to my door
The whole world turns blue 
There's a rundown bar
Cross the railroad tracks
I've got a table for two
Way in the back
Where I sit alone
And think of losing you 
I spend most every night
Beneath the light
Of this neon moon 
Chorus: 
If you lose your one and only
There's always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams 
Of a neon moon 
I think of two young lovers
Running wild and free
I close my eyes
And sometimes see
You in the shadows
Of this smoke-filled room 
No telling how many tears
I've sat here and cried
Or how many lies
That I've lied
Telling my poor heart
She'll come back someday
Oh, but I'll be alright
As long as there's light
From a neon moon 
Repeat Chorus 
The jukebox plays on
Drink by drink
The words of every sad song
Seem to say what I think
This hurt inside of me
Ain't never gonna end 
Oh, but I'll be alright
As long as there's light
From a neon moon 
Repeat Chorus: 
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams 
Of a neon moon 
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams 
Of a neon moon