Intro x4 Verso 1 I'm a rock and roll vagabond I'm a streetwise runaway sixteen when I left home And I don't regret a single day I'm a sucker for a loud guitar Got one tatooed on my chest It's hot July my mouth's dry you know I'll be screamin' Hard rock summer Hard rock summer Rock all night gonna blow this town til morning light going round and round Hard rock summer in the USA Verso 2 Got a job it was so damn hard just workin' for the man all year long I saved my pay And I stashed it in a rusty can wind got hot and blew my head Then it blew me out of town I aimed my van at the L.A. sand California screamin' Hard rock summer Hard rock summer Rock all night gonna blow this town til morning light Going round and round Hard rock summer in the USA Solo X4 Outro Hard rock summer Hard rock summer in the US Hard rock summer Hard rock summer in the US Hard rock summer Hard rock summer in the US Hard rock summer Hard rock USA to fade out