Straight outta school but still just a fool
Thought the streets were paved with gold
He moved off the block and
Found he was lost
In a world he´d never known
He had to hustle so he could pay the rent
Played all the aces and wound up president
You see it´s okay
Got to find your own way
Keep on trying all day
And you know your time will come
You´ll get your chance to run

You´re livin´ in America
You´re livin´ in the home of the dream
You´re livin´ in America
Just make it what you want it to be

Soap opera child with hope in her eyes
Lookin´ for a starrin´ role
She came into town and acted the clown
Had a long, long way to go
Waitin´ on tables and pumpin´ gasoline
She served and agent,
Now she´s a movie queen
You see it´s okay
Got to find your own way
Keep on tryin´ all day
And you know the time will come
For each and everyone

You´re livin´ in America
You´re livin´ in the home of the dream
You´re livin´ in America
Just make it what you want it to be

You´ll stand alone on a long hard road
With a crowd that you can´t see
Just start by steppin´ out
Then let your mind run free

You´re livin´ in America
You´re livin´ in the home of the dream
You´re livin´ in America
Just make it what you want it to be

It´s okay
You´re livin´ in the USA
Find your dream
You know that dream can set
You free

It´s okay
We´re part of the United State
You and me
Can be just what we wanna be
He´s okay
He left the block and reached
The top
She´s all right
The agent put her name in lights

He´s okay
He´s paid his rent he´s president
She´s all right
She´s on your TV screen tonight