BORN IN THE U.S.A. 
Live 19 Apr 1996 version
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
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was 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
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says, "Son if it was up to me"
I went down to see my V.A. man
He said, "Son don't you understand now"
I had a brother at Khe Sahn fighting off them 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, nowhere to go
Info
The above lyrics are for the live 19 Apr 1996 performance of BORN IN THE U.S.A. at ICC Berlin Saal 1 in Berlin, Germany, during The Ghost Of Tom Joad Solo Acoustic Tour. The song was played solo on acoustic guitar. Ten songs from this show, including BORN IN THE U.S.A., were radio broadcast in various countries.
Ticket stub for the 19 Apr 1996 show at ICC Berlin Saal 1, Berlin, Germany
Official Releases
This live 19 Apr 1996 version of BORN IN THE U.S.A. was included on the Missing EP, which was issued in Europe and South Africa.
The 4-track Missing EP was also included as a bonus disc with a limited 2-disc European edition of Greatest Hits in 1996, a limited 2-disc Australian edition of The Ghost Of Tom Joad in 1997, and a limited 2-disc Japanese edition of The Ghost Of Tom Joad in 1997.
Bruce Springsteen -- Greatest Hits
2xCD - Columbia (478555 6) - Austria, 1996
Special limited 2-disc edition pressed in Austria for distribution in Europe. It includes the
Missing EP as a bonus disc.
Disc 1: [
Greatest Hits album]
Disc 2, 01-
MISSING
Disc 2, 02-
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Disc 2, 03-
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Disc 2, 04-
SPARE PARTS [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- The Ghost Of Tom Joad
2xCD - Columbia (481650 9) - Australia, 1997
Special limited 2-disc edition issued to coincide with the Australian leg of
The Ghost Of Joad Solo Acoustic Tour. It includes the
Missing EP as a bonus disc.
Disc 1: [
The Ghost Of Tom Joad album]
Disc 2, 01-
MISSING
Disc 2, 02-
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Disc 2, 03-
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Disc 2, 04-
SPARE PARTS [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Bruce Springsteen -- The Ghost Of Tom Joad
2xCD - Sony (SRCS 8244-5) - Japan, 1997
Special limited 2-disc edition issued to coincide with the Japanese leg of
The Ghost Of Joad Solo Acoustic Tour. It includes the
Missing EP as a bonus disc.
Disc 1: [
The Ghost Of Tom Joad album]
Disc 2, 01-
MISSING
Disc 2, 02-
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Disc 2, 03-
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Disc 2, 04-
SPARE PARTS [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
Request
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Available Versions
List of available versions of BORN IN THE U.S.A. on this website:
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Album version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Official studio version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 05 Aug 1984 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 13 Oct 1986 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 23 Apr 1988 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 08 Dec 1995 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 09 Dec 1995 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 19 Apr 1996 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 08 Dec 1998 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 09 Dec 1998 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 11 Dec 1998 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 14 Dec 1998 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 11 Nov 2014 version]
BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live July 2018 version]
Page last updated: 15 Apr 2018
