BORN IN THE USA

Tracks version

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 Vietnam
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.

These lyrics refers to the Tracks version, recorded at Thrill Hill Recording in Jan 1982. Slightly different from the BORN IN THE USA album version.

Available on:

1. Born In The USA (track 1)*
2. Greatest Hits (track 8)*
3. The Essential Bruce Springsteen (disc 2- track 1)*
4. Live 1975-85 (disc 2- track 13)*
5. Live In New York City (disc 2- track 5)*
6. Tracks (disc 2- track 15)
7. 18 Tracks (track 8)

* Born In The USA album version