[quote=monster;534344]...but I'd be ashamed if he assumed this arrogance .../quote]
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Originally Posted by Springsteen
Born down in a dead mans 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
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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 ain't got nowhere to go
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Monster, maybe it's just me, but this doesn't seem arrogant. It seems ironic, "cheering" for the U.S.A. while decrying its actions and present-day reality.
(FTR, was never a fan of the song either.)