Born in the USA, a song written by Bruce Springstien, 'is a protest song of the Vietnam war that reflects the economic struggles resulting from the war. In the song, a man describes what happens to him when he returns from the war and the poor job he gets as a result of the strained economy. He mentions "Out by the gas fires of the refinery. I'm ten years burning down the road. Nowhere to run ain't nowhere to go." showing that when he returned from the war, he got a job in a refinery because he went to the war and didn't have a chance to get a higher education. he then mentions he is ten years down the road and has nowhere to to fun or go, possibly meaning that he cant do any traveling because of lack of money from a poor economy post war.