Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground Ended up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spent half your life just to cover him up Now, 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. Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hands Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man Now, 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. Come back home to the refineries How a man says, son, I feel what's up to me Went down to see my V.A. man He said, son, don't you understand now No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no I had a brother, I can't stop Fighting off every vehicle But still there, he's all gone He had a woman, he lived in Saigon I got a picture of him in our arms Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Up by the gas fires of the factory I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A. now Born in the U.S.A. I'm a long gone daddy I'm a U.S.A. now Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A. I'm a cool rockin' daddy I'm a U.S.A. now Whoo! I'm a cool rockin' daddy I'm a U.S.A. now Thanks for watching!