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The World Cup Sessions

Bosnia, Welcome to America

A rowdy, good-natured World Cup response song built for the USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina knockout match in Santa Clara.

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Bosnia, Welcome to America

The World Cup Sessions

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Inspired by Balkan football-party energy and filtered through a California pop-punk lens, Bosnia, Welcome to America flips the invitation into a friendly American welcome: accordion hooks, stomp-beat momentum, SoCal guitars, brass accents, and a stadium-ready chorus about football, friendship, memes, chowder, and two cultures turning a match into a celebration. Win or lose, the song is less about rivalry than hospitality; Bosnia came to America, so America wrote back.

Lyrics

Bosnia, welcome to America! [Verse 1] I am American — welcome to America You brought that Balkan thunder and a little mass hysteria From Sarajevo streets to the city by the Gate First time in the knockouts — man, we gotta celebrate Let the Scots keep Boston, they drank it dry anyway Bring your blue and gold, we'll gladly give you the Bay Round of thirty-two awaits, have a IPA and bowl of chowder We'll Waymo to Santa Clara, and see who screams louder [Pre-Chorus] Win or lose, we raise it high Different flags in the same blue sky From Sarajevo to the Bay Everybody sing today! [Chorus] One day when you cross the sea One day I think you'll agree Win or lose, we're still a meme Livin’ the American dream One day when you cross the sea One day I think you'll agree Different flags, but the same dream Two cultures, one big family [Post-Chorus] Whoa-oh-oh, hey! Whoa-oh-oh, hey! Bosnia to America! America says hey! [Verse 2] So whatever happens Wednesday, we'll be brothers when it's through Buy you a beer, you buy one back, that's what good neighbors do There'll be no kilts, no rowing, but plenty of ways to celebrate Then “goodbye” and “see you soon” — got the Olympics in twenty-eight If we make it to the round of sixteen, you're welcome to join the mania I may even have an extra ticket — bring the other guy Herzegovina So from the Bay to L.A., friend, the welcome never ends We came as two countries — we're leaving here as friends [Final Chorus] One day when you cross the sea One day I think you'll agree Win or lose, we're still a meme Livin’ the American dream One day when you cross the sea One day I think you'll agree Different flags, but the same dream Two cultures, one big family [Outro] From the Bay to L.A.! From Bosnia to the Bay! Two cultures, one big family! Hey!

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