Back In The USA:Chuck Berry. Recorded in 1959. INTRO: Uh huh huh..oh yeah...uh huh huh..oh yeah.. Uh huh huh..oh yeah. Whoa yeah..whoa yeah. #1. 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 over the seas to the U. S. A. (Whoa yeah..whoa yeah.) #2. New York Los Angeles oh how I yearned for you. (Ah ha ha hoo-hah.) Detroit Chicago Chattanooga Baton Rouge.. (Ah ha ha hoo-hah.) let alone just to be at my home back in ol’ St. Lou. (Hoo-Hah..hoo-hah.) (INTERLUDE:PIANO) Uh huh huh..yea yeah...uh huh huh..yea yeah.. Uh huh huh..yea yeah..uh huh huh..yea yeah. Uh huh huh..yea yea yeah..yeah yeah. #3. 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 Delaware Bay. (uh huh huh..oh yeah.) You can bet your life I did till I got back to the U. S. A. (Whoa yeah..whoa yeah.) (INTERLUDE:) D# (Uh huh huh..yea yea yea yeah.) (Uh huh huh..yea yea yea yeah.) (Uh huh huh..yea yea yea yeah.) (Yea yea yea yeah.) #4. Looking hard for a drive-in searching for a corner cafe.. (Uh huh huh..oh yeah.) where hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day. (Uh huh huh..oh yeah.) Yeah and a juke-box jumping with records like in the U.S.A. (Whoa yeah..whoa yeah.) #4. Well I’m so glad I’m livin’ in the U.S.A. (Yea yea..a-yea yea yea yeah.) Yes I’m so glad I’m livin’ in the U.S.A. (Yea yea..a-yea yea yea yeah.) Anything you want we got right here in the U.S.A. (Hoo-hah..hoo-hah.) OUTRO: #4. Well I’m so glad I’m livin’ in the U.S.A. (Yea yea..a-yea yea yea yeah.) Yes I’m so glad I’m livin’ in the U.S.A. (Yea yea..a-yea yea yea yeah.) Anything you want we got right here in the U.S.A. (Fade.) (Hoo-hah..hoo-hah.) A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque le sentiment de bonheur et de soulagement d’un retour dans son pays après avoir voyagé à l'étranger. L'artiste décrit avec nostalgie comment il a hâte de retrouver les grandes villes américaines et les spécialités si typiques, comme les diners et les jukeboxes. Les souvenirs du paysage, des routes et des lieux emblématiques créent une connexion forte avec son chez-soi, affirmant sa joie d’être de retour dans ce qu'il considère comme la terre de toutes les possibilités. C'est un hommage à l'expérience américaine et à l'esprit de liberté qui l'accompagne.