Verse We toured America in the summer of ‘64. The Beatles opened the door a few months before. The fans were wild, screaming all show long. No one even knew when our amps broke down. Pre chorus They said British bands would never play the states. They said staying in the UK would be our fate. But we proved them wrong. And it feels great. Chorus From the Hollywood Bowl to the stadium at Shea. We showed them just how well we could play. There were screaming girls every step of the way. Then there was a paper bag with our pay. Verse All the old Hollywood actors came to see our shows. We stayed in Bel Aire in a mansion owned by Fred Astaire. Pre Chorus We were middle class kids from Liverpool. But the whole world thought we were so cool. At the press conferences we were so clever. Funny jokes and charm we did deliver. Chorus From the Hollywood Bowl to the stadium at Shea. We showed them just how well we could play. There were screaming girls every step of the way. Then there was a paper bag with our pay. Bridge America was the place we wanted to play. That’s where all our rock n roll hero’s stayed. This was the rock n roll holy land for anyone who played in a band. Verse We met Elvis on a summer day in Laurel Canyon. We met the Byrds and Dylan and the Mamas and the Papas. We were kings of America that hot summer. Pre Chorus We made a name for ourselves in 1964. We saw the Stones and James Brown in San Bernardino. We got dissed by Sinatra and Deano. Chorus From the Hollywood Bowl to the stadium at Shea. We showed them just how well we could play. There were screaming girls every step of the way. Then there was a paper bag with our pay.
