I hopped off the plane at LAX With a dream and my cardigan Welcome to the land of fame excess, whoa Am I gonna fit in? Jumped in a cab Here I am for the first time Look to my right And I see the Hollywood sign This is all so crazy Everybody seems so famous My tummy's turnin' And I'm feelin' kinda homesick Too much pressure and I'm nervous That's when the taxi man turned on the radio And a Jay-Z song was on And a Jay-Z song was on And a Jay-Z song was on So I put my hands up They're playing my song The butterflies fly away Nodding my head like, yeah Moving my hips like, yeah I put my hands up They're playing my song I know I'm gonna be okay Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A. Get to the club in my taxicab Everybody's looking at me now Like, "Who's that chick that's rockin' kicks? She's gotta be from outta town" So hard with my girls not around me It's definitely not a Nashville party 'Cause all I see are stilettos I guess I never got the memo My tummy's turnin' And I'm feelin' kinda homesick Too much pressure and I'm nervous That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune And a Britney song was on And a Britney song was on And a Britney song was on So I put my hands up They're playing my song The butterflies fly away Nodding my head like, yeah Moving my hips like, yeah Got my hands up They're playing my song You know I'm gonna be okay Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A. Feel like hopping on a flight Back to my hometown tonight Something stops me every time The DJ plays my song and I feel all right So I put my hands up They're playing my song And the butterflies fly away Nodding my head like, yeah Moving my hips like, yeah Got my hands up They're playing my song I know I'm gonna be okay Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A. So I put my hands up They're playing my song The butterflies fly away Nodding my head like, yeah Moving my hips like, yeah Got my hands up They're playing my song I know I'm gonna be okay Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah It's a party in the U.S.A.