My mother gave a mighty shout
Opened her legs and let me out
Hungry as a prairie dog
Hungry, hungry, running every which way
Young man in Americ-kay
I come out like a cannonball
Come of age of alcohol
Raven in a field of rye
Ravenous, ravenous, what you've got is not enough
Young man in America
Oh shelter
Mother shelter
Mother shelter us
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh
My father was a lord of land
My daddy was a repo man
He put me out into the street
Daddy, daddy, gonna wish you never had me
I'm a young man
I'm growing right before your eyes
I might grow to such a size
Blowing like a hurricane
Blowing in, blowing out,
Shadow on a mountaintop
Young man in America
Oh shepherd
Father shepherd
Father shepherd us
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh
In my feathers and furs
Clothes of many colours
Many men will envy me
Envy me, envy me, spending all of my bright money
Young man in Americ-kay
Maybe I'll climb the stairs
With the girl with golden hair
Hold her like a sword and shield
It's a lonely, lonely world
For a yellow-headed girl
And a young man
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh
Like the wind I make my moan
Howl in the canyon
There's a hollow in my bones
Make me cry and carry on
Make the foam fly from my tongue
Make me want what I want
Waiting on oblivion
Waiting for a kingdom come to meet me in my sin
Waiting to be born again
Mmm, a little nedicine
Mmm, I'm gonna shed my skin
Mmm, and let me climb back in the bed you made me in