I hopped off the plane at L.A.X. with a dream and my cardigan Welcome to the land of fame, excess (woah) Am I gonna fit in Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign This is all so crazy, everybody seems so famous My tummy's turning and I'm feeling kinda homesick Too much pressure and I'm nervous That's when the taxi man turned on the radio And the Jay-Z song was on And the Jay-Z song was on And the Jay-Z song was on So I put my hands up, they're playing my song And the butterflies fly away Nodding my head like yeah Moving my hips like yeah I got my hands up, they're playing my song And now I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. Get to the club in my taxi cab Everybody's looking at me now Like who's that chick that's rocking kicks She's gotta be from out of town So hard with my girls not around me It's definitely not a Nashville party 'Cause all I see are stilettos I guess I never got the memo My tummy's turning and I'm feeling kinda homesick Too much pressure and I'm nervous That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune And the Britney song was on And the Britney song was on And the Britney song was on So I put my hands up, they're playing my song And the butterflies fly away Nodding my head like yeah Moving my hips like yeah Got my hands up, they're playing my song And now I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. Feel like hopping on a flight (on a flight) Back to my hometown tonight (town tonight) Something stops me every time (every time) The DJ plays my song and I feel alright So I put my hands up, they're playing my song And the butterflies fly away Nodding my head like yeah (n-n-n-nodding my head) Moving my hips like yeah (ooh-yeah) I got my hands up, they're playing my song And now I'm gonna be okay (gonna be okay) Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. (nah-nah-nah-nah) Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. So I put my hands up, they're playing my song And the butterflies fly away (flying away) Nodding my head like yeah (nodding my head like yeah) Moving my hips like yeah (moving my hips like yeah) Got my hands up, they're playing my song And now I'm gonna be okay (I'm gonna be okay) Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. (yeah) Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.