Born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A. a song by Bruce Springsteen on Foxsoundi — Free Music, Smart Streaming for Everyone

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

About Born in the U.S.A.

"Born in the U.S.A." is a 1984 song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Taken from the album of the same name, it is one of his best-known singles. Rolling Stone ranked the song 275th on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2001, the RIAA's Songs of the Century placed the song 59th (out of 365). Lyrically, the song deals with the effects of the Vietnam War on Americans, although it is widely misinterpreted as a patriotic anthem. .

Born in the U.S.A. Lyrics

[00:17.65] Born down in a dead man's town
[00:20.81] The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
[00:25.13] End up like a dog that's been beat too much
[00:28.31] 'Til you spend half your life just to cover it up, now
[00:33.57] Born in the U.S.A.
[00:36.70] I was born in the U.S.A.
[00:40.59] I was born in the U.S.A.
[00:45.59] Born in the U.S.A., now
[00:49.52] Got in a little hometown jam
[00:53.33] So they put a rifle in my hands
[00:57.38] Send me off to a foreign land
[01:01.15] To go and kill the yellow man
[01:05.35] Born in the U.S.A.
[01:08.40] I was born in the U.S.A.
[01:13.19] Born in the U.S.A.
[01:16.23] I was born in the U.S.A.
[01:20.88] Come back home to the refinery
[01:23.85] Hiring man said, "Son, if it was up to me"
[01:28.92] Went down to see my V.A. man
[01:31.91] He said, "Son, don't you understand, now?"
[01:36.88]
[01:52.02] I had a brother at Khe Sanh
[01:56.19] Fighting off all the Viet Cong
[01:58.77] They're still there, he's all gone
[02:02.86]
[02:07.45] He had a woman he loved in Saigon
[02:11.44] I got a picture of him in her arms, now
[02:16.46]
[02:22.91] Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
[02:26.05] Out by the gas fires of the refinery
[02:30.40] I'm ten years burning down the road
[02:35.08] Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
[02:39.26] Born in the U.S.A.
[02:42.38] I was born in the U.S.A., now
[02:47.24] Born in the U.S.A.
[02:50.08] I'm a long gone daddy in the U.S.A., now
[02:55.12] Born in the U.S.A.
[02:59.05] Born in the U.S.A.
[03:02.86] Born in the U.S.A.
[03:05.61] I'm a cool rocking daddy in the U.S.A., now
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From the album: The 80s: Decade of Classics