(Verse 1)
Woke up this morning, sun in my eyes
Got a fifty-state road trip burning in my mind
Gonna start on the East Coast, where the history's deep
A concrete list of places I need to keep
First, the Green Mountain State, the land of Vermont
New Hampshire granite, yeah, that’s what I want
Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut's shore
Rhode Island, New York, knocking on the door
(Chorus)
From sea to shining sea, a steady, driving beat
Fifty names on my tongue, can't be beat
An American highway, stretching far and wide
Every single state, I got nothing to hide
(Verse 2)
Head down the coast, a southern kind of feel
Pennsylvania, Jersey, something so real
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia so grand
West Virginia mountains, the best in the land
North and South Carolina, Georgia on my mind
Florida sunshine, leaving the rest behind
Alabama, Mississippi, gettin' down in the bayou
Louisiana, Arkansas, whatcha gonna do?
(Chorus)
From sea to shining sea, a steady, driving beat
Fifty names on my tongue, can't be beat
An American highway, stretching far and wide
Every single state, I got nothing to hide
(Bridge)
Gonna take a turn now, head to the heartland
Ohio, Kentucky, a whole different land
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan's lake so clear
Wisconsin, Minnesota, no doubt, no fear
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
North and South Dakota, a vast open sky
We’re going west now, yeah, we're getting close
To the land of legends, where the wild wind blows
(Chorus)
From sea to shining sea, a steady, driving beat
Fifty names on my tongue, can't be beat
An American highway, stretching far and wide
Every single state, I got nothing to hide
(Outro)
Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico's heat
Colorado Rockies, can't be beat
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho's great divide
Utah, Nevada, ain't nowhere to hide
Arizona desert, California's golden dream
Oregon, Washington, a Pacific stream
Alaska, Hawaii, a long way to go
Fifty states down, let the credits roll
