Proud Of My Country

I was raised in a smalltown - just a little German boy

I didn't care about history - I just cared about my toys

I never felt responsible - for what happened in a war

but they made me feeling guilty - even though I wasn't born (that time)

I remember I was 18 - when I heard the Army call

and I learned a lot about killing man - and drinkin' 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 (tell me what's wrong)- to love your home

like anyboy - in the world

Yesterday's gone - and we belong

to a new generation - singin' this song (I'm singin' my song)

CHORUS

I said hey

I wanna be proud of my country

proud of it's people (proud of it's banner)

proud to be free

I said 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 called 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're hurting me and my country

Yesterday's gone and we belong

to a new german nation - who has found it's home

CHORUS

I said hey

I wanna be proud of my country

proud of it's people

proud to be free

I said hey

I wanna be proud of my country

proud I was born here

proud to live in 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