🎵 Born in the U.S.A. (Demo) // by Bruce Springsteen

11 ContributorsBorn in the U.S.A. (Demo) Lyrics [Verse 1] 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 USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA [Verse 2] I got in a little hometown jam And so they put a rifle in my hands "Son, you ever heard of Vietnam? Well, go and kill the yellow man" [Chorus] Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA [Verse 3] 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 says, "Son, don’t you understand?" [Chorus] Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA [Verse 4] I had a buddy at Khe Sanh 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 [Verse 5] 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 and nowhere to go [Outro] I'm a long gone daddy in the USA Born in the USA I'm a cool rocking daddy in the USA Born in the USA