Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. Lyrics






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.
Born in 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 the yellow man

Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in 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"

I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone

He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go

Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.





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  1. D.... K....

    Esta canción realmente es una crítica a la participación de Estados Unidos en la guerra de Vietnam y al trato que se le dió a los veteranos después de esta, no es un himno patriótico como muchos creen

  2. T.... G....

    Damn you can really feel the emotions in this mans voice

  3. C.... S....

    https://youtu.be/gjR1QZeluG8

  4. J.... H....

    This songs makes me proud to be an American. Maybe president trump should use this song on his campaign trail.

  5. A.... F....

    Playing this song in my Toyota corolla, now it's a Dodge viper.

  6. n.... s....

    Luben μύστες;

  7. M.... l....

    Maaaaan his voice 💣🎙🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  8. D.... W....

    All the Vets are heroes.... It was the politicians who sent them. Not their fault.

  9. T.... �....

    🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

    T.... �....

    Fu-ck Iran 🇺🇸💪🏻

  10. J.... Z....

    "Born in the USA! Poop on the freeway!"

  11. A.... ....

    shet i just came here to listen the song of "the boss" because that is the name of an achievement in hotline miami

  12. g.... m....

    what a song ... what a voice on this

  13. r.... ....

    love it 'cause it don't want war
    War is a bit shit!

  14. T.... W....

    YT algorithm changes has really fucked up the sync on this historic video.

  15. c.... ....

    Republicans tried to steal this song.

  16. W.... P....

    We need this music more than ever ,

  17. E.... d....

    Bruce Springsteen, simplesmente DEMAIS!!! Alguém ouvindo em 2020?

  18. M.... S....

    Who's here after Gen. Kasim Sulemani's assassination? 👎

  19. C.... E....

    Who is here because of the tik tok memes

  20. E.... M....

    If war Happens im Fucking Scarlett Johansson.

  21. T.... F....

    Born in Canada but have always loved this song and have the utmost respect for Vietnam vets.

  22. W.... D....

    Benally

    W.... D....

    You been to war.

  23. A.... Z....

    Me and boys when we get drafted for ww3

  24. P.... M....

    Cool dad

  25. A.... G....

    Who’s here because we might be going to WW3 😂

    A.... G....

    Nah I'm here to listen to Bruce and the brilliant E-Street Band, don't need any other reasons....

    A.... G....

    Aaron Gotgame probably not a world war, but I’m thinking of another gulf war type scenario

    A.... G....

    @Drake Like you wiped out Hanoi and Haiphong in 1969. Right.

    A.... G....

    Me 2, wp Iran 😁

    A.... G....

    Highly doubtful.

  26. S.... K....

    the number of views this video will get when the boss passes away will be staggering

    S.... K....

    Shut up

  27. Y.... C....

    Vive les États-Unis malgré un abrutis a la maison blanche

  28. I.... A....

    Vietnam 3.0 incoming

  29. c.... 5....

    WHY IS THIS SONG NOT A RACIST??

  30. E.... L....

    🗽🗽🗽

  31. T.... Q....

    Your powerful country lost the war with Vietnam.

    T.... Q....

    We bombed the shit out of them 😂😂

    58,000 US casualties vs 4 million Vietnamese casualties

    T.... Q....

    @IMxYOURxDADDY still lost

    T.... Q....

    We lost the meaningless war with ourselves. Country names are meaningless. Your country is no better or worse.

    T.... Q....

    @culwin sure I'm just trying to anger this ignorant pAtRiOtIc dude

  32. D.... H....

    Bruce puts up a front that he's down with blue collar workers in USA but. He is POS liar that does nothing but put down his own country...

    D.... H....

    He's not putting down his country. He's simply telling the truth about how badly American soldiers were treated when they returned home. America and other countries had no business sticking their noses into a truly domestic issue in Vietnam.

  33. E.... B....

    Grown ups 2 ;(

  34. S.... L....

    Bring our troops home #Trump2020

    S.... L....

    How about we stop fighting a useless war.

  35. J.... B....

    [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 coverin' up

    [Chorus]
    Born in the U.S.A
    I was born in the U.S.A
    I was born in the U.S.A
    Born in the U.S.A

    [Verse 2]
    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 the yellow man

    [Chorus]
    Born in the U.S.A
    I was born in the U.S.A
    I was born in the U.S.A
    I was born in the U.S.A

    [Verse 3]
    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"
    [Verse 4]
    I had a brother at Khe Sanh
    Fighting off the Viet Cong
    They're still there, he's all gone
    He had a woman he loved in Saigon
    I got a picture of him in her arms now

    [Verse 5]
    Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
    Out by the gas fires of the refinery
    I'm ten years burning down the road
    Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go

    [Chorus]
    Born in the U.S.A
    I was born in the U.S.A. now
    Born in the U.S.A
    I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
    Born in the U.S.A
    Born in the U.S.A
    Born in the U.S.A
    I'm a cool rockin' Daddy in the U.S.A. now

  36. D.... R....

    Must have been ~Oct 2013 myself and a coworker from China steal a company car to hit the Autobahn and tour Germany out of Kassel. My coworker "Rocky" his American name grew up on a dirt floor was just learning to drive came from W China. A big man but gentle as a lamb we are good friends now.

    The company car had a big loud logo on it ... this song was on the radio the sun was coming up we tore out of town. POP camera flashes. Automated speeding ticket w photo issued to my company ... catches us both fists raised in the air singing Born in the USA. We drove 3800 kilometers in 2 days company gas card covered it all ... I wish I still had that pic but the memory is forever. 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇨🇳

  37. �.... ....

    "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
    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.
    Born in 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 the yellow man

    Born in the U.S.A.
    I was born in the U.S.A.
    I was born in the U.S.A.
    I was born in the U.S.A.
    Born in 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"

    I had a brother at Khe Sanh fighting off the Viet Cong
    They're still there, he's all gone

    He had a woman he loved in Saigon
    I got a picture of him in her arms now

    Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
    Out by the gas fires of the refinery
    I'm ten years burning down the road
    Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go

    Born in the U.S.A.
    I was born in the U.S.A.
    Born in the U.S.A.
    I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
    Born in the U.S.A.
    Born in the U.S.A.
    Born in the U.S.A.
    I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.

  38. N.... G....

    No sabía que esta canción era de Bruce Springsteen, me di cuenta, ahora, es un gran tema y un gran clásico.

    N.... G....

    Wow genial que hayan hispanohablantes en este vídeo de esta gran canción

  39. B.... V....

    I was born in the USA, and I'm proud. I have a weird last name and am frequently asked if I'm "even an American citizen".

  40. t.... h....

    Yea u were born here but allow others to stand & fight for ur freedom. U have no idea what it takes to keep us free do u! Yet u say oh lets not go to war yet thousands died in a tower & u say oh wow lets go talk with them. Thats why u enjoy freedom of speech because many have shed blood for u to have it. U no fool freedom didn't come by talking it took taking the british down. Thats why we have freedom . Go to england & support them cause u are not a USA man! U leave off the backs of soldiers who have died so ur ass can sing what u want . Don't forget that! Ur ass don't like war cause ur scare to pick up a gun & defend this country & until u do we call u British!!!

    t.... h....

    Vietnam wasn't gonna do shit to America's freedom. All that war did was scar troops for life and give them ptsd.

  41. U.... B....

    I love the 80’s but this must be one of the shittiest songs ever made

    U.... B....

    wow. you are mean. unhappy much?

    U.... B....

    Brian Foster this song literally sounds like something that is made by a child. And he’s just repeating the same sentence and chords throughout the whole song. Just another bland, commercial song

  42. D.... A....

    THE boss!

  43. c.... t....

    Obama and Hillary love wars
    It's so profitable

    c.... t....

    It is unfair to pin all the wars which america has been involved in on two people. Every American president has started a war or continued a war. They were used for the control of oil. They were for power. But the loss which they have caused. The terrorism which started due to the intrusion will be a reminder forever. War is awful and is often used as a trump card via stronger countries for profit.

  44. �.... ....

    Love U.S.A.🇺🇸🇺🇸

  45. G.... L....

    Booooooorn in the U.S.A i was
    booooooorn in the U.S.A

  46. J.... G....

    The song mentions getting into a jam, which subsequently led to the choice of service or assumingely jail. He choose the military, which led down the path of war and harsh treatment of returning vets.

    Point is, yes the vets were treated horribly. But he was not a victim, the choice was made to break the law ... the choice was made for military (vs jail), the rest is history. That is what America is about. The freedom to choose and live with those choices. People tend to forget that part.

  47. C.... H....

    i understand this song so much more being a 47 year old veteran than i did at 13... Thank u to my brothers and sisters in arms...

  48. M.... M....

    I didn't know Adam Sandler could sing...

  49. a.... d....

    Questa canzone resterà nella storia!! Grande Bruce!!!😇😅😍😘💘💘💕💋💞

  50. E.... M....

    I am not Murican but God bless Murica and their people. Grettings from Panamá

  51. S.... G....

    I like this Kind of Music ist he best Merry Christmas guys.

  52. P.... L....

    Chega arrepiar Brasil isso sim é musica !!!

  53. A.... D....

    Feels proud to be an american even if i'm not... But also feel guilty to be an american boy even if i'm french...
    On t'aime Bruce❤️

  54. J.... a....

    Born in Mexico
    De echo no se ni hablar ingles :v
    Tortilla, Chile, tacos

    J.... a....

    Dame uno suadero :v

    J.... a....

    @MUNDO TOPS solo tengo "SUAPERRO"

    J.... a....

    Juan alvarez o mama que delisia :v

    J.... a....

    mojado?

  55. P.... V....

    A great thank to all the veterans. And the people that lost their lives. With out the Vietnam war America would not be America.

    P.... V....

    Pieter Vanwyk this song is literally a war protest song

  56. C.... F....

    God sometimes I wish I was a teen in the 80s

    C.... F....

    Same here

  57. V.... ....

    This song will be always a message .
    We where born in the usa to go in Vietnam or syria .
    War never change ptsd too

  58. D.... a....

    La voz que tiene 🤗🤗

  59. B.... C....

    Who cares what the lyrics are about. This song makes me tear up with patriotism. Born in the USA, Baby!

    B.... C....

    Bill Clinton thank you bill

  60. �.... ....

    At Greek civil war communists (greeks,georgians slavmacedons and bulgarians) rape and pillage villages kill children and kindnap other childrens .The mistake of USA.Was hold the war who was lost .Everybody in Vietnam left alive was communists or neutral

  61. C.... ....

    End up like a dog that's been beat too much & you spend half your life covering up- TRUTH

  62. E.... ....

    Very Patriotic!
    Good Shit!

    E.... ....

    it's about how veterans came back from the vietnam and how they were alienated by a society they tried to defend

    E.... ....

    Edits it is very much not patriotic

  63. a.... 1....

    This song so sad cuz he said he was born in the usa 😭😭😭

  64. t.... p....

    been there done that I was in IRAQ talk to me now!!!!

  65. m.... s....

    I can't believe it's been this long since this video came out! Why can't we go back to 1984?

  66. P.... R....

    BRUSE SUPER STAR

  67. M.... ....

    95% of the comments: Nobody gets the meaning of the song

    while basically 95% of the people mention it 😂

    M.... ....

    MCCiabattaGrande for real. 🐋

    M.... ....

    His voice is everything 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  68. J.... P....

    I love you USA ❤️❤️❤️

  69. D.... P....

    Born in jamaica

  70. g.... f....

    I love how ppl say musicians should shut up and play music cause they live rich lives ...like they dont sympathize with everyday americans ...i love this what this song is talking about and how bruce told politicians not to use it for their campaigns because his stance!

  71. S.... S....

    Literally everyone in the comments: "pEoPLe dOn'T kNoW tHe tRuE mEaNiNg oF tHiS sOnG. I aM sO smArT".

    S.... S....

    Are you sure are you sure about that?😉

    S.... S....

    Are you sure are you sure about that???

    S.... S....

    I know. I'm sick of all these know it all types.
    Guess they really need to feel important.

    S.... S....

    Sebastian Stiernspetz for real. 🐬🐳

    S.... S....

    yeAs maN aM smaRt aNd u nOt 😎

  72. Y.... C....

    What a joke. + WAY over-rated hillbilly.

  73. A.... ....

    who came here after watching blinded by the light? ;) Long live Springsteen!!!

  74. P.... M....

    De l'authentique du vrai du rock, prendre modèle nous petit français.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! à suivre.

  75. �.... �....

    well done

  76. D.... H....

    every time i listen to this song reminds me of my late father john albert hopkins i miss you everyday dad 😥

  77. J.... S....

    Eu amo essa música!!

  78. A.... M....

    Rip granda
    6 years ago already
    🇮🇪🇮🇪🙏🙏🥃🖤😭

    A.... M....

    F for him

  79. l.... v....

    🙌👏👏👏👏👏

  80. J.... F....

    Everytime I saw this songs of the rock icon Bruce Springteen at YouTube well I remember when I was in collage.. Late of the 80's and 90's

    J.... F....

    Thank you joey

  81. C.... A....

    Im no American but this song makes me feel like one

  82. W.... W....

    So many people don’t know the truth behind this song.

  83. D.... L....

    I remember those days. I remember the body counts on mainstream media everyday when mainstream media was real news. That's right they had body counts every single night of who got killed and wounded and missing every single night, on the evening news. I remember seeing the movies on the news of the caskets coming off the airlines and the transports. I remember how the men were treated when they came back alive or maimed. They were cussed at and spit on buy a bunch of ignorant sons of bitches who's anger was not directed in the proper way. Ignorance goes both ways people if you're in the military you need to just quit. You need to find a new profession. The elite make money off of your blood. A lot of military know this it's not like it used to be and it's building. I support the troops. I support the individuals. But I do not support the elite. Quit your job get another job. If you simply do not participate in their bullshit, the bullshit will stop. Bruce, your brother died for nothing. Many many other men 55000 of them died for nothing other than corporate profit Bell helicopters Monsanto few others I'm sorry for you bro. Thank you for writing the song. Goodness bless you Bruce

  84. l.... ....

    I feel like I won't ever get tired of listening to this song. Time is Endless.

  85. K.... Q....

    With this song if u are born in the USA are better than who is born in other places? LOL kidding love this song . A dude in Italy aks a black man in front the pub.. how many time u are here? 6 years answer him oh oh u realy cant feel the bore if this pub is nice too Ah Ah Ah 🇺🇸🇵🇷🇵🇲🇲🇽

  86. b.... l....

    You are the Best

  87. K.... /....

    BORN IN THE USA! (not)
    BORN IN THE USA! (not)

  88. A.... D....

    "I'm the president, he is the Boss" -Barack Obama

    A.... D....

    Obama is a Bottom

    A.... D....

    @chow tt What means "Bottom" ? I'm french 😂

    A.... D....

    @Adrien Dubuc French bottom

  89. Y.... M....

    Born in the USA I bought when I lived and worked in the USA. people all loved this record, but I didn`t realize that this a war protest hymn. How fantastic that is. Jörg Jendis

  90. n.... g....

    u was born in the USA and i will say F U 4 that

  91. B.... D....

    Come to Palmerton north Drake street 5 nz

  92. J.... ....

    Angry White Male at his Peak. :_)

  93. R.... E....

    Does that idiot trump REALLY wanna cross THIS guy?

    R.... E....

    I guess not, but just never realized that such a badass would be supporting LGBT rights/marriage...but guess i was wrong??

    R.... E....

    @PreTSD your right, Bruce is an amazing man, and his blue collar upbringing debunks every trumpist talking point about his critics being only "elitists". Trump couldn't even actually find anything bad to say about Bruce, so calls him "little Bruce" and then directs his anger towards people who listen to his music and call THEM idiots too

    R.... E....

    @Rick Enman Well they are both from Jersey and so from what i've heard it's all about Jets/Giants up there, and anything else is nothing in comparison...??

    R.... E....

    @Rick Enman Well after listening to that special on SiriusXM Springsteen channel where he was talking about the album Darkness on the Edge of Town, he comes off as even more intelligent than i imagined and obviously you don't write such songs as he has without having some smarts! In spite of his political views, i think even Trump can see that he has his reasons for feeling that way about certain social issues. And i don't even agree with many of them but i do at least respect the man as a musician and songwriter and for being a very considerate and overall good guy.

  94. J.... A....

    Imprecinante

  95. a.... t....

    I love USA

  96. I.... ....

    This song is about how the government forced people into the millitary and how when they came back they were disrespected beyond all belief by citizens and the government itself. Stop saying this stuff is patriotic and putting you're politcal spin on it becuase it makes Americans look like idiots.

  97. E.... F....

    Protest pure... Good Song I FROM BRAZIL!