Harley didn't have no educationHe could hardly read and writeHe was locked into a dead-end occupationHis future didn't look too brightHe worked 18 years on the assembly lineJust getting by with a little bit of overtimeAnd that could be the end of the story of mineBut it's just the beginningLate one night when he was working graveyardHarley got himself this big ideaAll he'd have to do is change one little screwAnd save millions of dollars a yearSo he worked and he saved till he could open his own shopMoney started rolling in like it wasn't gonna stopSo Harley bought a mountain and built a mansion on topSo the losers could see who was winningOnly in AmericaNothing but a dreamOnly in AmericaWhere every man's a kingFirst Harley's daughter Janice found a guruShe gave him everything she ownedThen Harley Jr. joined some kind of rock bandAnd walked around the worldAll day about half stonedHis wife watched TV all the timeCause she got boredThen one day she found a TV preacher she adoredAnd she gave all of Harley's hard-earned money to the LordHarley started drinkingWound up in Betty FordTo see if he could buy a happy endingThen some kid who worked hardIn Harley's factoryHe got himself this big ideaFigured out how to do it with computersDrove Harley out of business in a yearNow Harley's back working the assembly lineJust getting by with a little bit of overtimeBut don't count Harley outCause he's got a lot of work to doHe ain't the quittin' kindHe stares at that computerWith one thing on his mindHow to make them things more user-friendlyOnly in AmericaWith nothing but a dreamOnly in AmericaWhere every man's a kingOnly in AmericaWith nothing but a dreamOnly in AmericaWhere every man's a kingOnly in America