[Verse 1] Maple in the mirror Dust on my boots Full tank, one lighter And a box of fruit Ohio to Texas I was gone by dawn Every county sign Said, boy, move on [Pre-Chorus] I kept two hands on the wheel And my head in the sky Every red dirt mile Just rolled right by I heard that old road call Like it knew my name Said, keep on rolling, son Don’t you slow the flame [Chorus] Run, run, USA Take me down the line Run, run, USA I’m feeling fine From the Tennessee hills To the old Bayou Run, run, USA I’m rolling through you (yeah, yeah) [Verse 2] A diner in Kansas Pie on a tin plate A girl at the counter Said, you’re cutting it late I said, I got nowhere That I need to be Just this great wide country And the road with me [Pre-Chorus] Then the sky went purple Over Amarillo The engine sang low Like a sleeping cat in the shadow I waved at the moon On a gas station sign And I felt the whole map Start humming in time [Chorus] Run, run, USA Take me down the line Run, run, USA I’m feeling fine From the Tennessee hills To the old Bayou Run, run, USA I’m rolling through you (yeah, yeah) [Bridge] There’s a tumbleweed truth In a worn-out shirt You don’t find your own soul Till you’ve kicked up dirt So I’ll keep on moving Through the smoke and the rain With a battered old heart And a highway name [Chorus] Run, run, USA Take me down the line Run, run, USA I’m feeling fine From the Tennessee hills To the old Bayou Run, run, USA I’m rolling through you (yeah, yeah) [Outro] Yeah, I’m rolling through you One state, one song Yeah, I’m rolling through you All night long
