Born in the U.S.A.

Born down in a dead man's town

The first kick I took was when I hit the ground

End up like a dog that's been beat too much

Till you spend half your life just covering up, now

Born in the U.S.A.

I was born in the U.S.A.

I was born in the U.S.A.

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 another man

Born in the U.S.A.

I was born in the U.S.A.

I was born in the U.S.A.

The U.S.A.

The U.S.A.

Come back home to the refinery

Hiring man says, "Son, if it was up to me"

Went down to see my V.A. man

He said, "Son, don't you understand, now?"

I don't you understand

I don't you understand

I never understand

Born in the U.S.A.

I was born in the U.S.A.

Born in the U.S.A.

The U.S.A.

The U.S.A.

And that's how it go

And I lost alone