[Intro] (proud to be…) [deep inhale Low feedback squeal] GRRRRRAAAHHH [Verse 1] Swamp heat Gun smoke Boots in the mud of the old back road Sunburnt neck Old truck chrome Flag in the yard like a sharpened bone Bloodline carved In steel and dust Granddad’s hands turned wrenches to rust County fair Cheap beer foam Hand on my heart when the drums came on [Chorus] I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN (spit and scream it!) Born from thunder Built from grit I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN Teeth like rifles Spine won’t quit You can hate my name I won’t repent I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN Die on my feet before I ever bend [Verse 2] Coastline Hurricane eyes We board the windows and stare down the sky Trailer parks Orange grove nights We still stand up when the sparks ignite Steel mill Shipping yard fire Clock in Clock out Still climb higher Calloused palms Tattooed skin Red White Blue burned deep within [Chorus] I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN (roar it louder!) Born from thunder Built from grit I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN Teeth like rifles Spine won’t quit You can curse this land I won’t relent I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN Die on my feet before I ever bend [Bridge] [tempo drops to skull-crushing slam] We bled in sand We froze in rain We drag our dead through the barbed-wire pain You want my hate? You get this roar I’ll plant my boots and become the storm [Final Chorus] I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN (throat-shredding!) Born from thunder Built from grit I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN Teeth like rifles Spine won’t quit From the swamps to the desert wind I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN Carve it in stone Carve it in my skin
