Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA lyrics

Lyrics-

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

[chorus:]
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man

[chorus]

Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
I go down to see the V.A. man
He said "Son don't you understand"

[chorus]

I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms

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

I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

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[Turismo87]

one of my favourite classics

just one correction

i was "i was sent to a foreign land" not "vietman"

but thanks for the song

hello from ireland

[DesolationoftheDolls]

thank you for pointing that out... it has been fixed :)

[BenHeffernan]

I wonder if there's people who really mistake this as a patriotic tune. I bet there's a lotta those looneys out there. Great song, all-time-classic.

[DesolationoftheDolls]

lol Ronald Reagan thought it was aptriotic. He used it as his theme song for his 84' campaign. It didn't seem to hurt him in the final vote, though.

[grievous056]

@DesolationoftheDolls

He tried to. Bruce Springsteen stopped him from using it.

[DesolationoftheDolls]

@grievous056 I know. Bruce being a Democrat, it makes sense.

[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

6 people were born in the middle east

[gbreppin]

Im uh cool. Rocking daddy out of u.s.a.

[MrHomie9000]

@sonicsupergod listen to the lyrics carefully he is saying that America isn't a good country... "Born in a dead man's town" later on in the song "Born in the USA"... want more? "Got in a little hometown jam/ put a rifle in my hand/ sent me off to a foreign land/ to go and kill the yellow man" your stupidity is enough for me im done with this

[sonicsupergod]

@MrHomie9000 You must be on drugs

[jakezilla382000]

4 people weren't born in the USA

[Estelle1400]

Born in the usa!!<3

[Estelle1400]

Born in the usa!!<3

[MrHomie9000]

THIS IS ANTI-AMERICAN FYI

[Camielwoogieworld]

He has such (fantastic) raw voice

[qewr4231]

He had a little girl in Saigon

I got a picture of him in her arms

This should read "He had a woman he loved in Saigon. I got a picture of him in her arms now.