Born In The USA

**starbuck** · July 5th, 2009, 09:31 AM

this was a HUGE album back in the day and with the economic state we are in this song still speaks volumes

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQkW0RPxptY&feature=PlayList&p=787F4A2F8B7 BC0FB&index=0"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA[/nomedia]

**centennialdawg** · July 5th, 2009, 09:54 AM

Actually, if you listen to the words of the song, he sings about draft-dodging and breaking the law.

**starbuck** · July 5th, 2009, 09:55 AM

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPudiBR15mk"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen-Born In The U.S.A.[/nomedia]

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpIfbneeHg&feature=channel"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days[/nomedia]

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIqYn_1IdZU&feature=channel"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown[/nomedia]

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo1npZWR5qk&feature=related"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire[/nomedia]

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk8VZgJkpeg&feature=related"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark[/nomedia]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVsIHcEg94U"]YouTube - Working On The Highway - Bruce Springsteen Paris 85[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S4Hul4HW9E"]YouTube - Bruce springsteen - cover me (live)[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZarmRLa2p9Q&feature=related"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - I'm going down[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZJRaReb2Vc"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Downbound Train[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8_h5iDU1iA&feature=related"]YouTube - Darlington County - Bruce Springsteen - Paris 85[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCOnomkDFQ"]YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD3DdskaPhs"]YouTube - No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen[/ame]

**starbuck** · July 5th, 2009, 10:00 AM

I don't know about draft dodging, the lyrics clearly talk about getting into trouble and being sent to Vietnam. talks about the draft and being forced into service.talks about the poor being forced to fight. And breaking the law in tough economic times is a reality. It also talks about factory's shutting down and people out of work. I don't see any draft dodging.

**starbuck** · July 5th, 2009, 10:06 AM

Born down in a dead mans town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog thats been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up

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.

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 u.s..a....

Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man said son if it was up to me
Went down to see my v.a. man
He said son, dont you understand

I had a brother at khe sahn
Fighting off the viet cong
Theyre still there, hes 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
Im ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run aint got nowhere to go

Born in the u.s.a., I was born in the u.s.a.
Born in the u.s.a., Im a long gone daddy in the u.s.a.
Born in the u.s.a., born in the u.s.a.
Born in the u.s.a., Im a cool rocking daddy in the u.s.a.

**Unchained** · July 5th, 2009, 01:33 PM

By far the Boss' best work. Thanks for taking me back amigo.

**simple man** · July 5th, 2009, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by starbuck

I don't know about draft dodging, the lyrics clearly talk about getting into trouble and being sent to Vietnam. talks about the draft and being forced into service.talks about the poor being forced to fight. And breaking the law in tough economic times is a reality. It also talks about factory's shutting down and people out of work. I don't see any draft dodging.

Some of us don't care to listen to all the words of'em divil worshipin' rock-in-rollers.