Born down in a dead man's town
Lahir di kota yang seolah sudah mati
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
Tendangan pertama yang kuterima saat aku terjatuh
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Kau akan berakhir seperti anjing yang sudah dipukuli terlalu sering
Till you spend half your life just covering up
Sampai kau menghabiskan setengah hidupmu hanya untuk menutupi semuanya

CHORUS
Born in the U.S.A.
Lahir di AS
I was born in the U.S.A.
Aku lahir di AS
I was born in the U.S.A.
Aku lahir di AS
Born in the U.S.A.
Lahir di AS

Got in a little hometown jam
Terjebak dalam masalah kecil di kota asal
So they put a rifle in my hand
Jadi mereka memberikan senapan di tanganku
Sent me off to a foreign land
Mengirimku ke tanah asing
To go and kill the yellow man
Untuk pergi membunuh orang-orang kuning

CHORUS

Come back home to the refinery
Kembali ke rumah di pabrik penyulingan
Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me."
Orang yang merekrut bilang, "Nak, kalau itu terserah aku."
Went down to see my V.A. man
Pergi menemui petugas V.A.ku
He said, "Son, don't you understand now."
Dia bilang, "Nak, apa kau tidak mengerti sekarang?"

Had a brother at Khe Sahn
Punya saudara di Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
Bertarung melawan Viet Cong
They're still there he's all gone
Mereka masih ada, dia sudah pergi

He had a woman he loved in Saigon
Dia punya wanita yang dicintainya di Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
Aku punya foto dia di pelukannya sekarang

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Di bawah bayang-bayang penjara
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
Di dekat api gas pabrik penyulingan
I'm ten years burning down the road
Aku sudah sepuluh tahun melaju di jalan
Now here to run ain't got nowhere to go
Sekarang di sini, berlari tapi tak punya tempat untuk pergi

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I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Aku sudah pergi jauh, Ayah di AS
Born in the U.S.A.
Lahir di AS
Born in the U.S.A.
Lahir di AS
Born in the U.S.A.
Lahir di AS
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
Aku Ayah yang keren di AS