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 the 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 home sick Too much pressure and I'm nervous, That's when the taxi man turned on the radio And the Jay Z song was on And the Jay Z song was on And the Jay Z song was on So I put my hands up They're playing my song, And the bu*terflies fly away Noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah I got my hands up, They're playin' my song You know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah it's a party in the USA Get to the club in a taxi cab Everybody's looking at me now Like "who's that chick, that's rockin' kicks? She's gotta be from out of town" So hard with my girls not around me Its 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 home sick Too much pressure and I'm nervous That's when the D.J. 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, And the bu*terflies fly away Noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah I got my hands up, They're playin' my song You know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah it's a party in the USA Feel like hoppin' on a flight (On a flight) Back to my hometown tonight (Town tonight) But something stops me every time (Every time) The DJ plays my song and I feel alright So I put my hands up They're playing my song, And the bu*terflies fly away Noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah I got my hands up, They're playin' my song You know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah it's a party in the USA So I put my hands up They're playing my song, And the bu*terflies fly away Noddin' my head like, yeah Movin' my hips like, yeah I got my hands up, They're playin' my song You know I'm gonna be okay Yeah, it's a party in the USA Yeah it's a party in the USA