1 so they put a rifle in my hand 2 fighting off the viet cong 3 born in the usa 4 i was born in the usa 5 the first kick i took was when i hit the ground 6 Im a long gone daddy in the usa 7 fighting off the viet cong 8 to go and kill the yellow man 9 he had a woman he loved in saigon 10 so they put a rifle in my hand 11 till you spend half your life just covering up 12 down in the shadow of the penitentiary 13 i was born in the usa