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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Chuck Plotkin
Chuck Plotkin
Producer
Ross Peterson
Ross Peterson
Engineer
Gary Myerberg-Lauter
Gary Myerberg-Lauter
Engineer
David Boucher
David Boucher
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Toby Scott
Toby Scott
Recording Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer

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
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was 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 li'l yellow man
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says "son if it was up to me"
I went down to see my V.A. man
He said "son don't you understand now"
I had a brother at Khe Sahn fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there but 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 penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years, I'm fifteen years, I'm 25 years burning down the road
I got nowhere to run now
I got nowhere to run now
I was Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I'm a long gone, long gone dead now
Written by: Bruce Springsteen

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