Superhighways - coast to coast - easy takin' anywhere On the transcontinental overload Just slide behind the wheel How does it feel when there's no destination that's too far And somewhere on the way You might find out who you are Living in America - eye to eye - station to station Living in America - hand in hand - across the nation Living in America - got to have a celebration - rock my soul! Smokestack - fatback - many miles of railroad track All-night radio keep on runnin' through your rock'n' roll soul All-night diners keep you awake On a black coffee and a hard roll You might have to walk a fine line You might take a hard line But everybody's workin' overtime Living in America - eye to eye - station to station I live in America - I live in America - wait a minute You may not be lookin' for the promised land But you might find it anyway Under one of those old familiar names like New orleans - new orleans Detroit city - detroit city Dallas - dallas Pittsburgh PA - pittsburgh PA New York city - New York city Kansas city - Kansas city Atlanta - atlanta Chicago and LA Living in America - hit me - living in America - living in America I live in America - staying alive - we'll make the prime I live in America - hey I know what it means Living in America - hit me - eye to eye - station to station Living in America - so nice - would you better stop? Living in America - I feel good
Superhighways - coast to coast - easy takin' anywhere On the transcontinental overload Just slide behind the wheel How does it feel when there's no destination that's too far And somewhere on the way You might find out who you are Living in America - eye to eye - station to station Living in America - hand in hand - across the nation Living in America - got to have a celebration - rock my soul! Smokestack - fatback - many miles of railroad track All-night radio keep on runnin' through your rock'n' roll soul All-night diners keep you awake On a black coffee and a hard roll You might have to walk a fine line You might take a hard line But everybody's workin' overtime Living in America - eye to eye - station to station I live in America - I live in America - wait a minute You may not be lookin' for the promised land But you might find it anyway Under one of those old familiar names like New orleans - new orleans Detroit city - detroit city Dallas - dallas Pittsburgh PA - pittsburgh PA New York city - New York city Kansas city - Kansas city Atlanta - atlanta Chicago and LA Living in America - hit me - living in America - living in America I live in America - staying alive - we'll make the prime I live in America - hey I know what it means Living in America - hit me - eye to eye - station to station Living in America - so nice - would you better stop? Living in America - I feel good
“Living in America” foi escrita por Dan Hartman e Charlie Midnight, mas a performance marcante ficou a cargo de James Brown, que lançou a canção como single em 1985.
A música marcou o retorno de Brown às paradas pop dos EUA, alcançando o 4º lugar na Billboard Hot 100 e se tornando seu primeiro top 40 em dez anos, além de ser seu último hit nessa lista.
No Reino Unido, a faixa chegou ao 5º lugar na UK Singles Chart, sendo o único single de James Brown a entrar no top 10 britânico.
“Living in America” permaneceu 11 semanas nas posições da Billboard top 40, entrando no ranking em 11 de janeiro de 1986.
Em 1987 a canção recebeu uma indicação ao Grammy de Melhor Canção R&B e garantiu a James Brown o Grammy de Melhor Performance Vocal Masculina R&B.
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