Proud of My Country (Acoustic Version)

I was raised in a small town

Just a little German boy

I didn't care about history

I just cared about my toys

And I never felt responsible

For what happened in any war

But they made me feelin' guilty

Even though I wasn't born

I remember I was 18

When I heard the army call

And I learned a lot about killing men

And drinking alcohol

It was like a game of cowboys

The good against the bad

The others were the good guys

I was German, I was bad

Ain't nothing wrong to love your home

Like anybody in the world

Yesterday's gone and we belong

To a new generation singing this song

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud of its people, proud to be free

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud I was born here, proud of Germany

Well, I made this trip to Vegas

With a friend of mine

Some people heard we're German

And they call us Nazi swines

Do you think it's fair to blame me

For the things I haven't done?

So tell me, how long will this be going on?

I wanna know if you don't know

That you are hurting me and my country

Yesterday's gone and we belong

To a new German nation who's found its home

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud of its people, proud to be free

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud I was born here, proud of Germany

Freedom of mind, freedom of speech

Freedom to everyone in the world

Freedom to live, freedom to teach

Freedom of religion and freedom to each, yes!

Come on!

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud of its people, proud to be free

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud I was born here, proud of Germany

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud of its people, proud to be free

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud I was born here, proud of Germany

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud of its people, proud to be free

I said, oh hey, I wanna be proud of my country

Proud I was born here, proud of Germany