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
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to a foreign land, to kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A. (x4)
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much (x4)