"Born in the U.S.A," by Bruce Springsteen

Author: Bruce Springsteen

1 Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
End up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up

2 Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.

3 Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man

4 Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.

5 Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man said "son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said "son, don't you understand"

6 I had a brother at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone

7 He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now

8 Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go

9 Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., I'm a long gone daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., I'm a cool rocking daddy in the U.S.A.

10 Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen
Born In The U.S.A. (Remastered) lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management

DMU Timestamp: March 29, 2019 18:11