It's a long fast dance
Ini adalah tarian cepat yang panjang
Well the long fast dance of progress
Ya, tarian cepat kemajuan yang panjang
And the long slow waltz of decay
Dan waltz lambat dari keruntuhan yang panjang
Made such a natural born couple
Membentuk pasangan yang terlahir alami
They settled down right here in the USA
Mereka menetap di sini, di AS
Dream home for two in the USA
Rumah impian untuk dua di AS

Hot jazz, cool blues, we got country
Jazz panas, blues keren, kita punya country
We get rock and roll all day
Kita dapat rock and roll sepanjang hari
Like to dance, come on down get funky
Suka berdansa, ayo turun dan bersenang-senang
That's the way, that's the way
Begitulah, begitulah
That's the way, hey hey, in the USA
Begitulah, hey hey, di AS

There's still cowboys and indians (indians) at home on the range
Masih ada koboi dan penduduk asli (penduduk asli) di rumah di padang
But the cowboys and indians have changed - they've changed
Tapi koboi dan penduduk asli telah berubah - mereka telah berubah
Cowboys and indians have changed
Koboi dan penduduk asli telah berubah

We've got James Dean on the silver screen
Kita punya James Dean di layar perak
We've got James Brown he won't let you down
Kita punya James Brown, dia tidak akan mengecewakanmu
Now Elvis was the king of rock and roll
Sekarang Elvis adalah raja rock and roll
We got preacher men who want to save your soul
Kita punya pengkhotbah yang ingin menyelamatkan jiwamu
Got the motorcity with the Motown beat
Ada Motorcity dengan irama Motown
Get hip to the beat on the hip hop street
Dapatkan ritme di jalan hip hop
Stars and bars and the biggest cars
Bintang dan garis serta mobil terbesar
And a rocket ship take you up to Mars
Dan sebuah roket membawamu ke Mars
There's the east coast trip where it's real uptight
Ada perjalanan ke pantai timur di mana semuanya sangat tegang
Where you work all day and you play all night
Di mana kamu bekerja sepanjang hari dan bermain sepanjang malam
And the west coast side with the laid back scene
Dan sisi pantai barat dengan suasana santai
When you just lay back and it seems like a dream
Saat kamu hanya bersantai dan terasa seperti mimpi
There's a lot of places in between
Ada banyak tempat di antara keduanya
There's Hollywood and the city by the bay
Ada Hollywood dan kota di tepi teluk
And the whole damn south down Louisiana way
Dan seluruh selatan di jalan Louisiana
That's the way, that's the way, hey hey, in the USA
Begitulah, begitulah, hey hey, di AS

There's still cowboys and indians (indians) at home on the range
Masih ada koboi dan penduduk asli (penduduk asli) di rumah di padang
But the cowboys and indians have changed - they've changed
Tapi koboi dan penduduk asli telah berubah - mereka telah berubah
In the land of the free and the home of the brave
Di tanah yang bebas dan rumah bagi yang berani
The cowboys and cowgirls and indians have changed
Koboi, gadis koboi, dan penduduk asli telah berubah

Baby baby baby
Sayang, sayang, sayang
That's the way that's the way that's the way in the USA...
Begitulah, begitulah, begitulah di AS...
Cowboys and indians...
Koboi dan penduduk asli...
In the USA...
Di AS...