Born in the USA
by Bruce Springsteen
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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, now Born in the USA, I was born in the USA I was born in the USA Born in the USA 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 yellow man Born in the USA I was born in the USA I was born in the USA I was born in the USA Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says, "Son, if it was up to me" Went down to see my VA man He said, "Son, don't you understand, now" |
I had a brother at Khe Sanh 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 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 Born in the USA I was born in the U. S. A Born in the USA I'm a long gone daddy in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA Born in the USA I'm a cool rockin' daddy in the USA |
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Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA (1985)
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Some Questions
What is the mood of this song?
What is the meaning of "the first kick I took"?
When did he "hit the ground"? What does this phrase imply?
How would you say "end up" in different words?
What is the implication of "like a dog that's been beat too much"?
What is the meaning of "covering up"?
What is the singer's attitude when he says "I was born in the USA"?
What is the meaning of "the first kick I took"?
When did he "hit the ground"? What does this phrase imply?
How would you say "end up" in different words?
What is the implication of "like a dog that's been beat too much"?
What is the meaning of "covering up"?
What is the singer's attitude when he says "I was born in the USA"?