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Lirieke
Born down in a dead man’s town
– Gebore in’n dooie man se dorp
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
– Die eerste skop wat ek geneem het, was toe ek die grond getref het
End up like a dog that’s been beat too much
– Eindig soos’n hond wat te veel geslaan is
‘Til you spend half your life just coverin’ up, now
– Totdat jy die helfte van jou lewe net bedek, nou
Born in the U.S.A.
– Gebore In Die Vsa.
I was born in the U.S.A.
– Ek is in Die Vsa Gebore.
I was born in the U.S.A.
– Ek is in Die Vsa Gebore.
Born in the U.S.A. now
– Gebore in Die Vsa nou
Got in a little hometown jam
– Het in’n klein tuisdorp jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
– Hulle het’n geweer in my hand gesit
Sent me off to a foreign land
– Het my na’n vreemde land gestuur
To go and kill the yellow man
– Om die geel man te gaan doodmaak
Born in the U.S.A.
– Gebore In Die Vsa.
I was born in the U.S.A.
– Ek is in Die Vsa Gebore.
I was born in the U.S.A.
– Ek is in Die Vsa Gebore.
I was born in the U.S.A.
– Ek is in Die Vsa Gebore.
Come back home to the refinery
– Terug huis toe na die raffinadery
Hirin’ man says, “Son, if it was up to me”
– Hirin’man sê, “Seun, as Dit aan my was”
Went down to see my V.A. man
– Ek het my V. a. man gaan sien
He said, “Son, don’t you understand,” now
– Hy het gesê, “Seun, verstaan jy nie,” nou
Oh yeah
– O ja, ek het
No, no
– Nee, nee
No, no, no
– Nee, nee, nee
I had a brother at Khe Sanh
– Ek het’n broer by Khe Sanh gehad
Fightin’ off them Viet Cong
– Veg hulle Af Viet Cong
They’re still there, he’s all gone
– Hulle is nog steeds daar, hy is almal weg
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
– Hy het’n vrou gehad wat hy in Saigon liefgehad het
I got a picture of him in her arms, now
– Ek het’n foto van hom in haar arms, nou
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
– In die skaduwee van die strafgevangenis
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
– Uit deur die gasbrande van die raffinadery
I’m ten years burnin’ down the road
– Ek is tien jaar brand die pad af
Nowhere to run, ain’t got nowhere to go
– Nêrens om te hardloop nie, nêrens om heen te gaan nie
Born in the U.S.A.
– Gebore In Die Vsa.
I was born in the U.S.A. now
– Ek is in Die Vsa gebore
Born in the U.S.A
– Gebore in Die Vsa
I’m a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A. now
– Ek is’n Lang weg Pa in die Vsa nou
Born in the U.S.A.
– Gebore In Die Vsa.
Born in the U.S.A.
– Gebore In Die Vsa.
Born in the U.S.A.
– Gebore In Die Vsa.
I’m a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A. now
– Ek is’n koel rocking Pa in die Vsa nou
