I was born in ashes of molten hatred Raised by demons in abodes of the end The reaper's scythe I fall upon to light my path Wrecked by mangled wounds of life I have become become the resurrection of the evil one 'Yknow that I don't fucking care If I live

I'm about to make my way Heaven help me keep my faith I keep my eyes wide open Bless this ground, unbroken And my eyes wide open La di da da da na Everybody loves to tell me I was born an old soul Better keep my eyes wide open

I was born to be somebody And this world will belong to me I'll light up the sky like lightning I'm gonna rise above Show 'em what I'm made of I was born to be I can feel it Ain't nothin' that's ever gonna stop me

Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A. Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground End up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up

Everybody knows I'm here Well, you know I'm the hoochie-coochie man Everybody knows I'm here Don't you know I'm here The gypsy woman told my mother Before I was born I got a boy-child's comin' He's gonna be a son-of-a-gun He's gonna make pretty women's

You've got your songs They are everyday for awhile Just the only way to feel all right I was born from the sound of the strings For someone to give everything To be a song just for your feeling And you will see I'll touch your feelings Close your eyes

You've got your songs They are everyday for awhile Just the only way to feel all right I was born from the sound of the strings For someone to give everything To be a song just for your feeling And you will see I'll touch your feelings Close your eyes

If you're looking for trouble Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me I'm evil, evil, evil, as can be You came to the right place Just look right in my face I was born standing up And talking back My

You can have Charleston My home, my heart Where I was born and raised Where one day they're gonna take my body And lay it in a grave But it's got to be this way It's gonna break my heart to say, goodbye But it'll kill me if I stay The cobblestone streets

In and out of love It's the way that we're playing Hear what I'm sayin' Too much is never enough Young and wired Set to explode in the heat You won't tire Cause baby was born with the beat Take you higher than you've ever known