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