Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (Demo) 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 [Chorus] Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA I got in a little hometown jam And so they put a rifle in my hands "Son, you ever heard of Vietnam? Well, go and k** the yellow man" [Chorus] Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says “Son if it was up to me” I go down to see the V.A. man He says “Son don't you understand” [Chorus] I had a buddy at Khe Sahn Fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a little girl in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years down the road Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go I'm a long gone daddy in the USA Born in the USA I'm a cool rocking daddy in the USA Born in the USA