E A B A Sun coming up over New York City E A B School bus driver in a traffic jam A B E Staring at the faces in her rear view mirror A B Looking at the promise of the promised land E A B A One kid dreams of fame and fortune E A B One kid helps pay the rent A B E B One could end up going to prison A B One just might be president E A B Only in America, dreaming in red, white, and blue E A B Only in America, where we dream as big as we want to C#m A C#m A We all get a chance, everybody gets to dance E A B Only in America E A B A Sun going down on an L.A. freeway E A B Newlyweds in the back of a limousine A B E A welder's son and a banker's daughter A B All they want is everything E A B A She came out here to be an actress E A B He was a singer in a band C#m B E B They just might go back to Oklahoma A B And talk about the stars they could have been E A B Only in America, dreaming in red, white, and blue E A B Only in America, where we dream as big as we want to C#m A C#m A We all get a chance, everybody gets to dance E A B Only in America