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 Till you spend half your life just covering up 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 hand 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 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?" I don't understand I don't understand I never understand 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. And that's how it goes And I'm lost alone