Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Vocals
Roy Bittan
Synthesizer
Clarence Clemons
Percussion
Danny Federici
Glockenspiel
Garry Tallent
Bass Guitar
Steven Van Zandt
Acoustic Guitar
Max Weinberg
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Steven Van Zandt
Producer
Jon Landau
Producer
Chuck Plotkin
Producer
Toby Scott
Recording Engineer
John Davenport
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
Bruce Lampcov
Assistant Engineer
Billy Straus
Assistant Engineer
Zoe Yanakis
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[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., now
[Verse 2]
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 the yellow man
[Chorus]
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
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, now?"
[Verse 4]
I had a brother at Khe Sahn
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
[Chorus]
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., now
Written by: Bruce Springsteen